Originally Posted by
theworld
Good think I checked this off the cuff. I have tickets booked on the TranzAlpine Christchurch to Greymouth for next week, however have not received any notification of the cancellation. Just checked Rail New Zealand website and yes, the train service is cancelled. Completely ruins our travel plans.
A good chance it will be running next week.
Slips over the track are not that uncommon, but this is more than usual by the photos in the
www.thepress.co.nz
Originally Posted by
worldiswide
Is the road inland from Christchurch to Nelson open? We have fairly open plans in mid February but always good to know. What's the best source for road closures - what caused the the several hour closures?
That is via the Lewis Pass. Understand that is open
Government web site
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/?layers=road-closures (is a clunky web site)
Canterbury
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/regi...=road-closures
West Coast
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic/regi...,road-closures
The rail line is Arthur Pass area (but has rail tunnel)