| Christchurch tramway system |
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A Christchurch Tramway tram, Worcester Street (March 2005) |
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| Locale | Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Open | 4 February 1995 |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Private era: 1880–1906 |
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| Status |
Closed |
| Routes |
Papanui
Cashmere
Sumner
Brighton (via Linwood)
Brighton (via North Beach)
Lincoln Road
Railway Station |
| Owner(s) |
Canterbury Tramway Company
Christchurch City Council
New Brighton Tramway Company
City and Suburban Tramway Company
Christchurch Tramway Company |
| Operator(s) |
Canterbury Tramway Company
Christchurch City Council
New Brighton Tramway Company
City and Suburban Tramway Company
Christchurch Tramway Company |
| Propulsion system(s) |
Horse, steam |
| Depot(s) |
Cathedral Square (C.T.C.)
Oxford Terrace (City Council) |
| Route length |
21 miles 67 chains (35.1 km) |
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| CTB era: 1905–1954 |
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| Status |
Closed |
| Routes |
(1) Papanui
(2) Cashmere
(3) Sumner
(4) Cranford Street
(5) Brighton
(6) Worcester Street
(7) Lincoln Road
(8) Riccarton
(9) Fendalton
(10) North Beach
(12) St. Martins
(13) Opawa
(14) Spreydon
(15) Railway
(16) St. Albans Park |
| Owner(s) |
Christchurch Tramway Board |
| Operator(s) |
Christchurch Tramway Board |
| Propulsion system(s) |
Electric, steam (minimal) |
| Electrification |
600 V DC catenary |
| Depot(s) |
Falsgrave Street |
| Track length (total) |
63.25 mi (101.79 km) (1914) |
| Route length |
53.5 mi (86.1 km) (1914) |
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| 1920–1921 | 24,592,998 |
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| 1940–1941 | 22,710,855 |
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| 1950–1951 | 27,265,157 |
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| Preservation era: 1968–present |
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| Status |
Operational |
| Routes |
Ferrymead Heritage Park |
| Owner(s) |
Tramway Historical Society |
| Operator(s) |
Tramway Historical Society |
| Propulsion system(s) |
Horse, steam, electric |
| Electrification |
600 V DC catenary |
| Route length |
1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Website |
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The Christchurch tramway system is a small tramway network serving the inner city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Historically, it was an extensive network, with steam and horse trams from 1882 and then electric trams ran from 1905 to 1954, when the last line from Cashmere to Papanui was replaced by buses. In 1995, a 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) central city loop heritage tram was reopened in the central city as a tourist attraction. This has now been is extended with a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) loop down to High Street which was opened in February 2015.
The tram museum at the Ferrymead Heritage Park overhauls and restores the trams used on the Christchurch Tramway, and itself also runs operating trams on its site.
