Lyttelton Rail Tunnel

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1867
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Heathcote
gptkb:Lyttelton
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1861
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Edward_Dobson
gptkbp:heritageStatus Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lyttelton Rail Tunnel
gptkbp:length 2.6 km
gptkbp:line gptkb:Lyttelton_Line
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canterbury,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableEvent first train passed through in 1867
gptkbp:opened 9 December 1867
gptkbp:operator gptkb:KiwiRail
gptkbp:owner gptkb:New_Zealand_Railways_Corporation
gptkbp:significance first railway tunnel in New Zealand
first tunnel in the world driven through the side of an extinct volcano
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:trackGauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
gptkbp:usedFor freight trains
passenger trains (historically)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_Railways
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6