Northern Explorer - New Zealand’s Epic Auckland to Wellington Train Journey - Full Review!
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Join me as I hop on board the Northern Explorer train which is quintessentially the most iconic train journey that you can do on New Zealand’s North Island . Linking New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland with its capital of Wellington, the Northern Explorer train service operated by Great Journeys of New Zealand is by far the lengthiest passenger railway service in the whole country. Taking up very close to the entirety of the North Island’s Main Trunk Line Corridor this epic all day journey coming in at close to 11 hours covers a distance 648km and provides for an grand showcase of all the best the North Island’s has scenery wise!
For the purpose of the journey I begin the epic full day journey in the city of Hamilton which is the country’s fourth largest city and located just 120km of Auckland. In this comprehensive review I will endeavour to provide a comprehensive overview of the whole journey itself including about the service, the train and railway itself. Meanwhile i will give an comprehensive overview of the ‘Scenic Class’ service from the comfortable panoramic on-board seating and everything else that comes along with it such amenities, food and beverage and other features of the train such as the magnificent outdoor viewing carriage.
Whilst I’m at it the video seeks to showcase the spectacular scenery and varying landscapes to be encountered along the journey as the train ascends the world famous railway engineering feat that is the Raurimu Spiral, all whilst crossing numerous towering viaducts and deep ravines as it makes the crossing from the north to the southern tip of the North Island. Whether it be the lush green countryside, valleys and rolling hills of the North Island’s ‘Middle Earth’, through to the dramatic landscapes of Tongariro National Park and the Central Plateau, stunning views of Mount Ruapehu and spectacular rugged coastlines of the Kapiti Coast and Porirua Harbour this journey provides for the ultimate New Zealand sightseeing experience!
In this video you'll see
00:00 Introduction and Hamilton Frankton Railway Station information
01:30 Check in and Hamilton Station facilities
02:30 Further Hamilton station and route information
05:30 Arrival of train and train information
07:00 Boarding
07:30 First thoughts and departure from Hamilton
09:00 Train confgiruation, Seating, menu and amenities in Scenic Class
12:00 Introduction to outdoor viewing carriage
14:30 Cafe car review
15:25 Arrival into Otorohanga Station (and con't of menu review)
17:00 North Island Main Trunk Railway line information and scenic views between
Otorohanga and Taumaruni
21:00 Arrival into Taumaruni Station
22:00 Spectacular views of Tongariro National Park enroute to National Park Station
25:50 Stunning views of snow capped peaks of Tongariro National Park
26:45 Arrival at National Park Station, New Zealand's highest settlement!
27:45 Spectacular scenery and views of Mount Ruapehu enroute to Ohakune
32:50 Arrival into Ohakune
35:00 Afternoon refreshments
36:15 More beautiful scenery, spectacular viaduct crossings and amazing valleys enroute to Fielding
43:20 Pass by the town of Fielding
44:00 Arrival into Palmerston North
45:00 Another 'late afternoon refreshment and thoughts on journey enroute to Paraparaumu
47:00 Arrival into Paraparaumu Station
48:50 Stunning sunset views of the Kapiti Coast
51:40 Pass by of the scenic Porirua Harbour
53:00 Arrival into Wellington and final thoughts and verdict on the journey
55:30 Disembarkation at Wellington Railway station and final thoughts
57:50 Conclusion and closing remarks
If you would like to see a written review of this journey please check out my website here!
https://aussiejetsetter.com.au/great-...
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Virgin Australia Queenstown- Sydney Economy X
Air New Zealand Wellington to Dunedin
Virgin Australia Sydney to Perth (economy class)
Intercity Tauranga to Hamilton (bus review)
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For the purpose of the journey I begin the epic full day journey in the city of Hamilton which is the country’s fourth largest city and located just 120km of Auckland. In this comprehensive review I will endeavour to provide a comprehensive overview of the whole journey itself including about the service, the train and railway itself. Meanwhile i will give an comprehensive overview of the ‘Scenic Class’ service from the comfortable panoramic on-board seating and everything else that comes along with it such amenities, food and beverage and other features of the train such as the magnificent outdoor viewing carriage.
Whilst I’m at it the video seeks to showcase the spectacular scenery and varying landscapes to be encountered along the journey as the train ascends the world famous railway engineering feat that is the Raurimu Spiral, all whilst crossing numerous towering viaducts and deep ravines as it makes the crossing from the north to the southern tip of the North Island. Whether it be the lush green countryside, valleys and rolling hills of the North Island’s ‘Middle Earth’, through to the dramatic landscapes of Tongariro National Park and the Central Plateau, stunning views of Mount Ruapehu and spectacular rugged coastlines of the Kapiti Coast and Porirua Harbour this journey provides for the ultimate New Zealand sightseeing experience!
In this video you'll see
00:00 Introduction and Hamilton Frankton Railway Station information
01:30 Check in and Hamilton Station facilities
02:30 Further Hamilton station and route information
05:30 Arrival of train and train information
07:00 Boarding
07:30 First thoughts and departure from Hamilton
09:00 Train confgiruation, Seating, menu and amenities in Scenic Class
12:00 Introduction to outdoor viewing carriage
14:30 Cafe car review
15:25 Arrival into Otorohanga Station (and con't of menu review)
17:00 North Island Main Trunk Railway line information and scenic views between
Otorohanga and Taumaruni
21:00 Arrival into Taumaruni Station
22:00 Spectacular views of Tongariro National Park enroute to National Park Station
25:50 Stunning views of snow capped peaks of Tongariro National Park
26:45 Arrival at National Park Station, New Zealand's highest settlement!
27:45 Spectacular scenery and views of Mount Ruapehu enroute to Ohakune
32:50 Arrival into Ohakune
35:00 Afternoon refreshments
36:15 More beautiful scenery, spectacular viaduct crossings and amazing valleys enroute to Fielding
43:20 Pass by the town of Fielding
44:00 Arrival into Palmerston North
45:00 Another 'late afternoon refreshment and thoughts on journey enroute to Paraparaumu
47:00 Arrival into Paraparaumu Station
48:50 Stunning sunset views of the Kapiti Coast
51:40 Pass by of the scenic Porirua Harbour
53:00 Arrival into Wellington and final thoughts and verdict on the journey
55:30 Disembarkation at Wellington Railway station and final thoughts
57:50 Conclusion and closing remarks
If you would like to see a written review of this journey please check out my website here!
https://aussiejetsetter.com.au/great-...
If you enjoyed this review please don't forget to check out my full portfolio of flight, train, ferry and bus reviews here!
Flight, train, ferry and bus reviews
Upcoming confirmed flight reviews:
Qantas Singapore-Perth Economy Class
Virgin Australia Queenstown- Sydney Economy X
Air New Zealand Wellington to Dunedin
Virgin Australia Sydney to Perth (economy class)
Intercity Tauranga to Hamilton (bus review)
Please subscribe to my channel and AussieJetSetter Facebook page and visit my website
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
@ https://aussiejetsetter.com.au
Attribution: Part of thumbnail was derived from following photo Johnragla, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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