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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: rail Tunnel In New Zealand
- Also known as: “Ōtira Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Misery and Arthur’s Pass.
Arthur’s Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Mhp1255, Public domain.
Arthur's Pass is a mountain pass in the Southern Alps of the South Island of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the West Coast and Canterbury regions.
Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
The Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial is a memorial obelisk at Arthur's Pass in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Unveiled in 1937 by former Prime Minister George Forbes, it commemorates Sir Arthur Dudley Dobson, after whom the pass is named. Arthur Dudley Dobson Memorial is situated 790 metres south of Otira Tunnel.
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 4½ km south of Otira Tunnel.
Otira
Hamlet
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Otira is a small township fifteen 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 8 km north of Otira Tunnel.
Otira Tunnel
- Categories: railway tunnel and transportation
- Location: West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.90099° or 42° 54′ 4″ southLongitude
171.55691° or 171° 33′ 25″ eastOpen location code
4V9H3HX4+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 1480554652OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelWikidata ID
Q2037030
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Otira Tunnel” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Otirako tunela”
- French: “tunnel Otira”
- French: “Tunnel Otira”
- German: “Otira-Tunnel”
- Japanese: “オティラ・トンネル”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Peg Leg Creek Bridge and Warnocks Knob.
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