Otira Railway Tunnel

Otira Railway Tunnel is a tunnel in West Coast, South Island and has an elevation of 1,021 metres. Otira Railway Tunnel is situated nearby to Lake Misery, as well as near the peak Mount Philistine.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Misery and Otira 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. Otira Tunnel is situated 1½ km south of Otira Railway Tunnel.

Mount Philistine

Peak

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Philistine is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arthur’s Pass and Otira.

Arthur’s Pass

Village

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arthur's Pass, previously called Camping Flat then Bealey Flats, and for some time officially Arthur Pass, is a township in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, located in the Selwyn district. Arthur’s Pass is situated 6 km south of Otira Railway Tunnel.

Otira

Hamlet

Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Otira is a small township 15 kilometres north of Arthur's Pass in the central South Island of New Zealand. It is on the northern approach to the pass, a saddle between the Ōtira and Bealey Rivers high in the Southern Alps. Otira is situated 6 km north of Otira Railway Tunnel.

Otira Railway Tunnel

Type: Tunnel
Category: transportation
Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.8883° or 42° 53′ 18″ south

Longitude

171.55013° or 171° 33′ 1″ east

Elevation

1,021 metres (3,350 feet)

Open location code

4V9H4H62+M3

GeoNames ID

6216028

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