Otira Tunnel

Tags: Railway Tunnel.

The Otira Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the Midland Line in the South Island of New Zealand between Otira and Arthur’s Pass. It runs under the Southern Alps from Arthur’s Pass to Otira – a length of over 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi). The gradient is mainly 1 in 33 and the Otira end of the tunnel is over 250 m (820 ft) lower than the Arthur’s Pass end.

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point

line length (μ)

8566.0

location

South Island, Southern Alps

opening date

1923-08-04

opening year

1923-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

KiwiRail Scenic Journeys, KiwiRail

owner

KiwiRail

rail gauge (μ)

1.067

railway line using tunnel

Midland Line New Zealand

route end location

Arthur's Pass

route start location

West Coast Region, Otira

latitude

-42.8625

longitude

171.549