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KILOMETERS FROM OPOTIKI
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KILOMETERS FROM WHAKATANE
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55km
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Welcome to Awakeri |
11km
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Coming from Kawerau on SHW 30, you will find Awakeri Hot Springs Holiday Park approximately 3kms before the village of Awakeri where you will find Awakeri Rail Adventures.
The Awakeri Rail Adventures opened in 2014 by former NZ Rails Engineer Driver, Paul Francis is now utilising the Historic Taneatua Branch line. This line opened in 1927 and was part of the East Coast Main line terminating in Taneatua. With the opening of the Kaimai Tunnel in 1978 traffic on the line declined and it eventually closed in 2001.
The Awakeri Rail Adventures opened in 2014 by former NZ Rails Engineer Driver, Paul Francis is now utilising the Historic Taneatua Branch line. This line opened in 1927 and was part of the East Coast Main line terminating in Taneatua. With the opening of the Kaimai Tunnel in 1978 traffic on the line declined and it eventually closed in 2001.
Awakeri Rail Adventures
Several run times daily please phone 0800 KERI RAIL (0800 5374 7245) W: www.awakerirail.co.nz. Follow us on Facebook. Please book to avoid disappointment. |