Te Huia is a passenger train service connecting the major cities of Hamilton and Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. The service is a five-year trial with subsidies from the NZ Transport Agen
Te Huia train travelling through Takanini
Two southbound SR class carriages in Te Huia's livery at Meadowbank, NIMT, on 7 March 2022.
A DF class locomotive hauling SR carriages
KiwiRail Holdings Limited, trading as KiwiRail, is a New Zealand state-owned enterprise.
Te Huia
…Status Operating Locale Waikato (New Zealand), Auckland (New Zealand) Predecessor Waikato Connection First service 6 April 2021 Current operator KiwiRail Ridership 64,873 (2025) Website tehuiatrain.co.nz Route Termini Hamilton Auckland (Strand) Stops 6 Distance travelled 138.37 kilometres (85.98 mi…
Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger at a press conference at the launch of KiwiRail, 1 July 2008.
DXB 5143 stands at Wellington railway station platform 9 on 1 October 2008, at the official launch of KiwiRail by Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark. This was the first locomotive to be painted in the KiwiRail livery.
A new DL class locomotive (9020), purchased as part of KiwiRail's turnaround plan.
KiwiRail Network replacing sleepers on the Main South Line at Blueskin Bay, Otago. Closest machine is a dynamic track stabiliser, followed by a Regulator, then a Continuous Action Tamper.