Long-distance passenger services Rail transport in New Zealand
as of 2017, there 4 long-distance passenger routes: northern explorer between auckland , wellington, capital connection between wellington , palmerston north, coastal pacific between picton , christchurch, , tranzalpine between christchurch , greymouth. operated great journeys of new zealand (formerly kiwirail scenic journeys), division of kiwirail, , tourism focused (except capital connection, commuter service). passenger numbers increasing , in 2017, kiwirail scenic journeys relaunched great journeys of new zealand , proposed increase in carriage numbers.
the taieri gorge railway operate tourist trains out of dunedin, frequent services on former central otago line , occasional services north dunedin palmerston.
in 1950s , 1960s, provincial routes had railcar , locomotive-hauled passenger services. in 1965, 25 million passengers travelled rail; 1998 number had decreased 11.7 million. number of services came end in 2000s, including waikato connection between hamilton , auckland, kaimai express between auckland , tauranga, geyserland express between auckland , rotorua, bay express between wellington , napier, southerner between christchurch , invercargill , northerner night service between auckland , wellington.
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