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Purewa Tunnel
Railway Tunnel in Auckland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Purewa Tunnel is a 596-metre-long (1,955 ft) rail tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] It is on the North Island Main Trunk line and is located in the suburb of Saint Johns, to the west of Glen Innes. The tunnel is concrete-lined. Eastern Line passenger services operate through it,[3][4] and it is also used by the Northern Explorer and freight services.
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![]() The eastern tunnel portal from the air, looking west | |
Overview | |
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Line | North Island Main Trunk railway |
Location | Saint Johns |
Status | Open |
System | New Zealand Railways |
No. of stations | None |
Operation | |
Opened | 1 September 1929 |
Operator | KiwiRail |
Character | Passenger/freight |
Technical | |
Line length | 1,954 ft (596 m)[1] |
No. of tracks | Double |
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
Electrified | 2016 |
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