The Taieri Gorge Train takes you on a journey through the rugged and spectacular Taieri River Gorge, across wrought iron viaducts and through tunnels carved by hand more than 100 years ago.

You can make the return journey to Pukerangi, or Middlemarch, or use the train as the one leg of your journey to or from Queenstown and Central Otago on our connecting `Track & Trail' coach.

• See below for Queenstown and Otago Rail Trail Connections.
• Daily all year (except Christmas Day).
• Full commentary
• Photographic stops
• Comfortable heating in winter
• On board refreshments
• Year round, all weather entertainment

Options:

• Scenic coach connection to / from Queenstown.
• Board or depart the train closer to Dunedin Airport.
• Rides with the locomotive drivers can be arranged on request.

The Taieri Gorge Railway comprises 60 km of the former Otago Central Railway, started in 1879 and closed in 1990.

The journey takes you through dramatic Otago countryside including rocky gorges, tunnels and over curved viaducts. On your journey learn about the historic importance of this rail link for agricultural, industrial and social development in The Central Otago Region. There are photographic stops along the route in order that you may truly appreciate the scenic splendour and marvel at the engineering feats involved in the lines construction.

Queenstown connections:

Taieri Gorge Railway can take you from Dunedin to Queenstown, or vice-versa, on a special train'n'coach tour.

The normal running time for a coach from Pukerangi to Queenstown is 4 hours.
A daily coach from Queenstown connects with The Taieri Gorge Limited train via the Maniototo and Strath Taieri Plains.

Central Otago Rail Trail:
Middlemarch (a morning trip on the train most mornings over the summer) marks one end of the very popular Central Otago Rail Trail. A bicycle trip that can run over several days through to Clyde, or you can cycle part of the trail from one of the locations en-route. See more information on the Central Otago Rail Trail