Christchurch Railway Station

Christchurch railway station moved in 1993 to the brown-fields zone of Addington, where trendy urban folk are now taking up residence as part of urban renewal following the Canterbury Earthquakes. Despite arriving 20 years before the wave of development, the mainly glass-walled structure with complementary landscaping cuts a fine and handsome figure thanks to architect, Thom Craig of Warren & Mahoney.

Also on the site is a water tower constructed in 1883 when there was a major railway workshop on this site. The water tower was one of the world's first ferro-concrete structures. It is also the only surviving part of the railway workshop complex, which is now called Tower Junction and is a Ngai Tahu owned shopping centre. The tower then went on to survive the Christchurch Earthquakes Christchurch's relationship with it's railway stations has always been stilted and difficult, and this is the city's third attempt to get it right. Wikipediaexplains the rest.

Christchurch Railway Station is the starting point for the Tranzalpine journey over the Midland Line to the West Coast. Its construction in mountainous terrain involvedsubstantial engineering featswith the construction of viaducts and tunnels.

ARTHURS PASS NATIONAL PARK WITH TRANZALPINE TRAIN SMALL GROUP TOUR FROM CHRISTCHURCH

ARTHUR'S PASS DAY TOUR INCLUDING EXPRESS TRAIN FROM CHRISTCHURCH

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