Purewa Tunnel
Purewa Tunnel is a 596-metre-long (1,955 ft) rail tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand. 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, and it is also used by the Northern Explorer and freight services.
The eastern tunnel portal from the air, looking west | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| No. of tracks | Double |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Electrified | 2016 |
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