Otira Tunnel

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Otira Tunnel

Summary

Otira Tunnel is a railway tunnel[1]. It draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (railway_tunnel category, ranking #29 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Otira Tunnel is located in Canterbury Region[3].
  • Otira Tunnel is located in West Coast Region[4].
  • Otira Tunnel is in the country of New Zealand[5].
  • Otira Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel[6].
  • Otira Tunnel's connecting line is recorded as Midland Line[7].
  • Otira Tunnel is owned by KiwiRail[8].
  • Otira Tunnel is operated by KiwiRail[9].
  • Otira Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Otira Tunnel[10].
  • Otira Tunnel's terminus is recorded as Otira[11].
  • August 4, 1923 marks the founding of Otira Tunnel[12].
  • Otira Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -42.9010243, 'longitude': 171.556921}[13].
  • Otira Tunnel's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[14].
  • Otira Tunnel's length is recorded as {'amount': '+8550'}[15].
  • Otira Tunnel's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Midland Line[16].
  • Otira Tunnel's located in protected area is recorded as Arthur's Pass National Park[17].
  • Otira Tunnel's mountain range is recorded as Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana[18].

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Geography

Otira Tunnel is in the country of New Zealand[5]. Located in include Canterbury Region[3], a region of New Zealand[19], in New Zealand[20] and West Coast Region[4], a region of New Zealand[21], in New Zealand[22].

Physical Characteristics

Otira Tunnel's length is recorded as {'amount': '+8550'}[15].

Designation and Status

Otira Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel[6].

History and Context

August 4, 1923 marks the founding of Otira Tunnel[12]. It is owned by KiwiRail[8].

Why It Matters

Otira Tunnel draws 238 Wikipedia views per month (railway_tunnel category, ranking #29 of 214).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Cloventt · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Coordinates → —
    Length → {'amount': '+8550'}
    Connecting line → Midland Line
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 214202839"
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