Interislander is a road and rail ferry service across New Zealand's Cook Strait, between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island. It is owned and operated by state-owned rail operator KiwiRail. Three roll-on roll-off (RORO) vessels operate the 50-nautical-mile (93 km; 58 mi) route, taking about three hours to complete the crossing.[1]
The inter-island rail ferry service began in August 1962 by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR). The service primarily provided a RORO rail link between its North and South Island networks, allowing NZR to compete directly with coastal shipping companies for inter-island freight. It also provided the first RORO road link between the two islands, which saw the Wellington to Picton ferries compete with, and then completely replace, the Union Company's Wellington–Lyttelton ferry service. Today, the Interislander service is still well patronised despite competition on the Wellington–Picton sea route with Bluebridge and from airlines, carrying around one million passengers and 230,000 vehicles per year on 5,500 sailings.[2]
In 2017, Interislander became part of The Great Journeys of New Zealand, a new tourism brand created by KiwiRail to unite its four scenic passenger services: Interislander, Northern Explorer, Coastal Pacific and the TranzAlpine.[3]
^"The Journey - Interislander". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^"Kiwirail 2010-2011 Annual Report" (PDF).
^"KiwiRail launches the Great Journeys of New Zealand at TRENZ 2017". Scoop.
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MS Kaiarahi is a roll-on/roll-off ferry operated by Interislander on the Wellington to Picton interisland route between the North and South islands of...
additional NZ$1.47 billion to replace its ageing Interislander ferry fleet. Funding to replace the Interislander fleet with two new ferries by 2026 had previously...
roll-on/roll-off ferries between Wellington and Picton, operated by Interislander (part of KiwiRail) and Bluebridge. Most international visitors arrive...
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arts and music industries from a young age. She was the voice of the Interislander ad (2013) for a decade and has been an active soloist for community...
in the Marlborough Sounds and Wellington, operated by KiwiRail (the Interislander) and StraitNZ (Bluebridge). Both companies run services several times...
market share for passenger services. The remaining share is held by Interislander, a subsidiary of New Zealand Government-owned KiwiRail. In 2020, following...
causes. Since 1989, Pelorus Jack has been used as a symbol for the Interislander, a ferry service across the Cook Strait, and is incorporated into the...
kilometres (57 mi), and is run by two companies – government-owned Interislander, and independent Bluebridge, who say the trip takes three and half hours...
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KiwiRail's request for an additional NZ$1.47 billion to replace its ageing Interislander ferry fleet. The Government also cancelled the previous Labour Government's...
Seaview and Miramar. The company also leases wharf facilities to the Interislander and Bluebridge ferry services which operate across Cook Strait between...
is still there but somewhat modified since the movie was shot. The Interislander ferry that the Mini is stowed on between Wellington and Picton is the...
Wellington. Port Marlborough at Picton is the region's main seaport. Interislander and Bluebridge both operate roll-on-roll-off ferry services between...
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Pride of Cherbourg, Stena Challenger, Challenger and Kaitaki. Sold to Interislander in 2017. Isle of Inishmore Isle of Inishturk 1995 1995–1996 1996–1997...
international flights as the cyclone approached, while Bluebridge and Interislander cancelled Cook Strait ferry crossings. The Ministry of Education advised...
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