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Rail has capacity now and is ready to help carry the load. Find out what's available and how we can help.
Sending freight with KiwiRail
Moving less than a container load?
KiwiRail move containerised freight. Moving less than a container, it might still go on rail, please talk to one of our partner freight forwarders.
More than a container load?
KiwiRail is ready to talk. If you're looking at options and walk to about how rail can help move your freight, get in touch with us today.
Latest Capacity Update
All figures are in TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) - where one TEU equals one standard 20-foot container. Capacity as of 10am Monday 3rd August.
| Route | Mode | Tue 4 Aug |
Wed 5 Aug |
Thu 6 Aug |
Fri 7 Aug |
Sat 8 Aug |
Sun 9 Aug |
Mon 10 Aug |
Tue 11 Aug |
Wed 12 Aug |
Thu 13 Aug |
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| Auckland - Christchurch | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Auckland | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auckland - Palmerston North | CT | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Palmerston North - Auckland | CT | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Auckland - Wellington | CT | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 28 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Wellington - Auckland | CT | 43 | 41 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 27 | 24 |
| Christchurch - Dunedin | CT | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Dunedin - Christchurch | CT | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Christchurch - Invercargill | CT | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Invercargill - Christchurch | CT | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Auckland - Blenheim | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blenheim - Auckland | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Blenheim | CT | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Blenheim - Christchurch | CT | 13 | 13 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Hamilton - Christchurch | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Hamilton | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timaru - Christchurch | CT | 44 | 56 | 56 | 60 | — | — | 53 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| Christchurch - Timaru | CT | 16 | 36 | 35 | 36 | — | 20 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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