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Linking Dunedin and Queenstown
The Central Train Link is a new service linking Dunedin with Queenstown. The service is run by Trail Journeys, the longest serving Tour Operator on the Otago Central Railtrail, in conjunction with the Taieri Gorge Tourist Train. The service will operate during the train’s summer timetable, linking the train with Trail Journeys’ fleet of buses.
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Dunedin to Queenstown
Pick-up will be from accommodation in Dunedin from 9.00am, linking with the 9.30am departure of the Taieri Gorge Train. Shuttle transport will meet the train at Pukerangi, transferring passengers to Middlemarch. At Middlemarch a well timed 30 minute lunch break will offer the opportunity to get food and drinks at one of the two cafés in town, Kissing Gate or Quench. The cost of lunch is not included in price. Shuttle transfer to Queenstown will leave Middlemarch at 12.30pm, arriving in Queenstown between 3.30pm and 4.00pm.
Queenstown to Dunedin
Pick-up will be from accommodation in Queenstown between 11.30am and 12.00pm. The shuttle transport from Queenstown, will link with the Taieri Gorge Train departing Pukerangi Railway Station at 4.45pm. The train will arrive in Dunedin two hours after departure. A shuttle transfer from the Dunedin Railway Station to Dunedin accommodation is included. There will be no stop for lunch in this package, and it is suggested that passengers eat prior to leaving Queenstown.
Comfortable Vehicles
Trail Journeys vehicles are modern, well maintained and comfortable. Since the Otago Central Railtrail has been operating, Central Otago has seen a resurgence in popularity with both cyclists and tourists alike. The Central Train Link will travel through a “World of Difference”, crossing the Maniototo Plains, following the Otago Central Railtrail. The route traveled along the Otago Central Railtrail will link with the spectacular Cromwell and Kawarau Gorges between Clyde and Queenstown. A commentary from our experienced drivers will add an interesting historic story to the passing landscape on the way to either Queenstown or Dunedin.
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