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== Route == | == Route == | ||
[[File:trans-tasman-link-ad.png|thumb|Kiwi poster advertising the line.]] | [[File:trans-tasman-link-ad.png|thumb|left|Kiwi poster advertising the line.]] | ||
The route begins at Whitewater West Junction, North Island, [[Nostra:New Zealand|New Zealand]], where it connects to the [[Nostra:North–South Main Line|North–South Main]] and [[Nostra:Napier Line|Napier]] lines. Thence, it runs westbound via a southward chicane, reaching the town of [[Nostra:New Plymouth|New Plymouth]], New Zealand, after 410 metres. Immediately west of New Plymouth, an elevator brings the line down from y-level 7 to the oceanic level −62, whereafter it continues due west for around 8 kilometres. From kilometre 8,151 onward, where a small service station has been constructed, the iceway is maintained by [[Nostra:Australia|Australia]]. 127 metres west of the boundary, the line makes a 45° turn to the right and continues diagonally to the northeast until kilometre 9. There, it makes another 45° right turn to the north, reaching [[Nostra:South Coast|South Coast]], Australia, where it connects to other Australian iceway lines. | The route begins at Whitewater West Junction, North Island, [[Nostra:New Zealand|New Zealand]], where it connects to the [[Nostra:North–South Main Line|North–South Main]] and [[Nostra:Napier Line|Napier]] lines. Thence, it runs westbound via a southward chicane, reaching the town of [[Nostra:New Plymouth|New Plymouth]], New Zealand, after 410 metres. Immediately west of New Plymouth, an elevator brings the line down from y-level 7 to the oceanic level −62, whereafter it continues due west for around 8 kilometres. From kilometre 8,151 onward, where a small service station has been constructed, the iceway is maintained by [[Nostra:Australia|Australia]]. 127 metres west of the boundary, the line makes a 45° turn to the right and continues diagonally to the northeast until kilometre 9. There, it makes another 45° right turn to the north, reaching [[Nostra:South Coast|South Coast]], Australia, where it connects to other Australian iceway lines. | ||
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== Construction == | == Construction == | ||
[[File:nz-moi-gazette3.jpg|thumb|Issue No. 3 of the Official Gazette of the [[Nostra:New Zealand Ministry of Infrastructure|New Zealand Ministry of Infrastructure]] announcing the construction of the line.]] | [[File:nz-moi-gazette3.jpg|thumb|left|Issue No. 3 of the Official Gazette of the [[Nostra:New Zealand Ministry of Infrastructure|New Zealand Ministry of Infrastructure]] announcing the construction of the line.]] | ||
The two mining crews from [[Nostra:New Zealand|New Zealand]] and [[Nostra:Australia|Australia]], respectively, made their breakthrough at kilometre 7,662 on 27 June 2026. | The two mining crews from [[Nostra:New Zealand|New Zealand]] and [[Nostra:Australia|Australia]], respectively, made their breakthrough at kilometre 7,662 on 27 June 2026. | ||