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Parnell Tunnel

The Parnell Tunnel is a railway tunnel under , , New Zealand. It is 344.5 metres long, and is on the Newmarket Line. The tunnel allows the Western and Southern lines coming from Newmarket Train Station to to pass under the Parnell Ridge before dropping to harbour level.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auckland War Memorial Museum and Kinder House.

Museum
Photo: Auckland War Memorial Museum, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as Auckland Museum, is one of 's most important museums and . Its neoclassical building constructed in the 1920s and 1950s, stands on Observatory Hill, the remains of a dormant volcano, in the , near . is situated 320 metres west of Parnell Tunnel.

Historic building
Photo: Philipp.governale, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 120 metres east of Parnell Tunnel.

Church
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
is an Anglican cathedral situated in , a residential suburb of , New Zealand. It is the 'mother church' of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland. is situated 300 metres northeast of Parnell Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parnell and Newmarket.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb of , New Zealand. It is one of New Zealand's most affluent suburbs, consistently ranked within the top three wealthiest, and is often billed as Auckland's "oldest suburb" since it dates from the earliest days of the European settlement of Auckland in 1841.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a central suburb. was originally an independent borough from 1885 to 1989, when it was abolished. was established as a livestock market since the 1850s and grew to become a retail and commercial centre for Auckland, with the main road Broadway being the focal point of this activity.

Neighborhood
Photo: Gadfium, Public domain.
was a multi-purpose stadium in , a central suburb of , . It neighboured the 's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of around 28,000 in the 1930s, though this fell to around 17,000 by the time the ground was closed in 2002.

Parnell Tunnel

Latitude
-36.86157° or 36° 51′ 42″ south
Longitude
174.78121° or 174° 46′ 52″ east
Inception
1915
Open location code
4VMP4QQJ+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 930590109
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tunnel
Wiki­data ID
Q7139325
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Satellite Map

Discover Parnell Tunnel from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Parnell Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “パーネルトンネル”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parnell Lawn Tennis Club and Magnolia Garden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Parnell Tunnel”. Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.