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The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand linking Wellington the capital and Auckland the largest city via Paraparaumu Palmerston North Taihape National Park Taumarunui Te Kuiti Hamilton and Pukekohe.It is 681 kilometres (423 mi) in length of New Zealand rail gauge of 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in).

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elevation (μ)
832.0
is part of
Rail transport in New Zealand
line length (μ)
681000.0
location
North Island, New Zealand
opening date
1908-08-14, 1908-11-06, 1909-02-14
opening year
1908-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1909-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
Tranz Metro, KiwiRail Scenic Journeys, Transdev Auckland, KiwiRail
owner
KiwiRail
railway rolling stock
New Zealand EF class locomotive
route end
Auckland
route start
Wellington
speed limit (kmh)
120.0
type of electrification
25 kV AC railway electrification, Kapiti Line
voltage of electrification (V)
1500.0, 25000.0
latitude
-39.274
longitude
175.389

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