| 词条 | Northern Explorer |
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|box_width = |logo = |name = Northern Explorer |image = Northern Explorer at Wellington.JPG |image_width = |caption = Northern Explorer carriages at Wellington railway station in 2012. |type = Inter-city rail |status = |locale = North Island, New Zealand |first = 25 June 2012 |last = |operator = The Great Journeys of New Zealand |formeroperator= KiwiRail Scenic Journeys |start = Wellington |stops = 7 |end = Auckland |distance = {{convert|681|km|abbr=on}} |ridership= |journeytime = 10 hours 55 minutes northbound 10 hours 35 minutes southbound |frequency = 3 per week in each direction, 6 trips total |class = Tourist Class |access = |seating = Airline style, alcove, and lounger |catering = On-board café |observation = Large windows in all carriages |entertainment= |baggage = Overhead racks Baggage carriage |stock = New Zealand AK class carriages, DFB locomotives |map_state = collapsed |map = {{Northern Explorer}} }} The Northern Explorer is a long-distance passenger train operated by The Great Journeys of New Zealand between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand, along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT). It replaced the Overlander from 25 June 2012. Three services operate per week in each direction between Auckland's The Strand Station and Wellington railway station.[1] RouteHistoryOriginsThe first regular daylight Wellington-Auckland passenger train services, augmenting the older overnight services, were the steam-hauled Daylight Limited and diesel-hauled Scenic Daylight, which ran primarily during summer months and Easter holiday period for many years from the 1920s onwards. The arrival of the Blue Streak and later Silver Fern railcars saw an end for a time to regular carriage trains. At the time of its cessation, The Overlander was usually hauled by DC or EF locomotives with NZR 56-foot carriages. Re-branding as the Northern ExplorerIn 2012, passenger numbers were in decline. KiwiRail decided to replace the Overlander with the Northern Explorer, from Monday 25 June 2012. The new service uses one AKC and three AK class carriages, an AKL class luggage van and an AKV class power/viewing van from the Coastal Pacific. A larger AKS luggage van, converted from SA, will replace AKL in 2019.[2] The timetable was accelerated by eliminating intermediate stops except Paraparaumu, Palmerston North, Ohakune, National Park, Otorohanga (summer only), Hamilton and Papakura.[3] Since October 2016, fire suppressed DFB class locomotives have been assigned to the service. PatronageThe Northern Explorer carried 39,419 passengers in the year to 30 June 2014; about 1,500 more than in 2012–13, but almost 23,000 fewer than the Overlander in {{nowrap|2011–12}}.[4] Numbers rose 71% from 2013 to 2018,[5] or about 65,000 a year and slightly more than the Overlander numbers. StopsThe Northern Explorer serves the stations shown at the foot of this page. There have been variations since 2012. Papakura and Paraparaumu were added on 15 October 2012.[6] Otorohanga was added on 10 December 2012.[7] The Auckland terminus was moved from Britomart to The Strand Station on 21 December 2015.[8] Further reading
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatjourneysofnz.co.nz/northern-explorer/|title=Northern Explorer Timetable|last=|first=|date=|website=The Great Journeys of New Zealand|publisher=|access-date=}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/old-nz-trains-brought-back-life|title=Old NZ trains brought back to life|website=Māori Television|language=en|access-date=2019-02-18}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/7164511/Dash-to-catch-the-last-train|title=Dash to catch the last train|date=25 June 2012|publisher=Manawatu Standard}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nz/resource/en-NZ/51DBSCH_SCR62741_1/753669860c473e7644136dbc716013a208dd8523|title=2013/14 Annual review of the Ministry of Transport, the New Zealand Transport Agency, KiwiRail Holdings Limited, and the New Zealand Railways Corporation|last=|first=|date=|website=Report of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee|publisher=|access-date=}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=524&cntnt01returnid=101|title=Record season for KiwiRail tourism services|last=|first=|date=7 May 2018|website=www.kiwirail.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=181&cntnt01returnid=101|title=Two new stops added to Northern Explorer train service|last=|first=|date=20 September 2012|website=www.kiwirail.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=201&cntnt01returnid=101|title=KiwiRail launches Waitomo and Hobbiton Escape package|last=|first=|date=14 February 2013|website=www.kiwirail.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=408&cntnt01returnid=101|title=Catch the Northern Explorer at Auckland’s new Strand Station|last=|first=|date=4 December 2015|website=www.kiwirail.co.nz|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-06-10}} External links
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