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Interislander

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. Two roll-on roll-off (RORO) vessels operate the 50-nautical-mile (93 km; 58 mi) route, taking about three hours to complete the crossing.

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Founded
1962 (64 years ago) (1962)
Industry
Rail transport in New Zealand Ferry transport
Headquarters
Wellington, New Zealand
Area served
Cook Strait, New Zealand
Divisions
Interislander (passenger) Interislander Freight (freight)
Parent
KiwiRail

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Interislander

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Avg. degree1.98
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Interislander

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related to Fast ferry services · 24
Interislander → Aotea Quay, Arahura, Aratere, Brooke McKenzie, By, Christchurch, Condor, Condor Vitesse, Cook Strait, In, Incat, Interisland Line, Interislander's, Marlborough Sounds, May, Normandie Express, Pressured, Sea Shuttles NZ, The, The Lynx
related to SeaRail and The Interislander · 23
Interislander → Arahanga, Aratere, Aratika, Cruisin, Easy Come, Easy Go, In, Interisland Line, New Zealand Rail Ltd, New Zealand Railways Corporation, Other Side, Pelorus Jack, Railways Corporation, Railways Department, Sailing, SeaRail, The, The Interislander, The Warratahs, Tranz Rail
related to Proposed ferry terminal redevelopment · 14
Interislander → CentrePort, Greater Wellington Regional Council, In, Initial, Kaiwharawhara, King's Wharf, KiwiRail, KiwiRail-only, NZ Transport Agency, StraitNZ, The, This KiwiRail-only, Wellington Fault Line, World War II
related to KiwiRail · 7
Interislander → Aratere, In, July, KiwiRail, New Zealand Government, On, Toll NZ
related to Proposed ferry replacements 2019-present · 7
Interislander → All, As, August, HD Hyundai Mipo, NZ, The, The Aratere
Area served · 1
Interislander → Cook Strait, New Zealand
Divisions · 1
Interislander → Interislander (passenger) Interislander Freight (freight)
Founded · 1
Interislander → 1962 (64 years ago) (1962)
Headquarters · 1
Interislander → Wellington, New Zealand
Industry · 1
Interislander → Rail transport in New Zealand Ferry transport

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new ferries rail service ferry wellington two kiwirail zealand would picton cook strait nz peters 2025 nzr inter-island project government

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InterislanderArea servedCook Strait, New Zealand1.00infobox
InterislanderDivisionsInterislander (passenger) Interislander Freight (freight)1.00infobox
InterislanderFounded1962 (64 years ago) (1962)1.00infobox
InterislanderHeadquartersWellington, New Zealand1.00infobox
InterislanderIndustryRail transport in New Zealand Ferry transport1.00infobox
InterislanderParentKiwiRail1.00infobox
InterislanderServicesInter-island ferries1.00infobox
InterislanderTypePart of state-owned enterprise1.00infobox
InterislanderWebsitewww.interislander.co.nz1.00infobox
Interislanderis aroad and rail ferry service across New Zealand's Cook Strait0.90text
Interislanderrelated to Fast ferry servicesThe Lynx0.60section
Interislanderrelated to Fast ferry servicesInterislander's0.60section

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