Taieri Gorge Train Journey Dunedin New Zealand
The Taieri Gorge Train
takes you on a journey through the rugged and spectacular Taieri
River Gorge, across wrought iron viaducts and through tunnels
carved by hand more than 100 years ago.
You can make the return journey
to Pukerangi, or Middlemarch, or use the train as the one leg of
your journey to or from Queenstown and Central Otago on our
connecting `Track & Trail' coach.
See below for Queenstown and
Otago Rail Trail Connections.
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Daily all year (except Christmas Day).
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Full commentary
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Photographic stops
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Comfortable heating in winter
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On board refreshments
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Year round, all weather entertainment
Options:
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Scenic coach connection to / from Queenstown.
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Board or depart the train closer to Dunedin
Airport.
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Rides with the locomotive drivers can be arranged
on request.
The Taieri Gorge Railway
comprises 60 km of the former Otago Central Railway, started in
1879 and closed in 1990.
The journey takes you through
dramatic Otago countryside including rocky gorges, tunnels and
over curved viaducts. On your journey learn about the historic
importance of this rail link for agricultural, industrial and
social development in The Central Otago Region. There are
photographic stops along the route in order that you may truly
appreciate the scenic splendour and marvel at the engineering
feats involved in the lines construction.
TIMETABLE
October to April
Train departs Dunedin at 2.30pm daily to Pukerangi plus morning
trips to Middlemarch, Pukerangi or Palmerston on selected days
May to September
Train departs Dunedin at 12.30pm daily to Pukerangi
Queenstown connections:
Taieri Gorge Railway can take
you from Dunedin to Queenstown, or vice-versa, on a special
train'n'coach tour.
The normal running time for a coach from Pukerangi to Queenstown
is 4 hours.
A daily coach from Queenstown
connects with The Taieri Gorge Limited train via the Maniototo and
Strath Taieri Plains.
Central Otago Rail Trail:
Middlemarch (a morning trip on the train most mornings over
the summer) marks one end of the very popular Central Otago Rail
Trail. A bicycle trip that can run over several days through to
Clyde, or you can cycle part of the trail from one of the
locations en-route such as
Kokonga where lodge
accommodation is available. Transport is available to Kokonga
from Middlemarch and the lodge has bicycles for loan.
If you have you own bicycles these can be transported with you on
the train.
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