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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 14th September.
| Route | Mode | Tue 15 Sept |
Wed 16 Sept |
Thu 17 Sept |
Fri 18 Sept |
Sat 19 Sept |
Sun 20 Sept |
Mon 21 Sept |
Tue 22 Sept |
Wed 23 Sept |
Thu 24 Sept |
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| Auckland - Christchurch | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Auckland | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auckland - Palmerston North | CT | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Palmerston North - Auckland | CT | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Auckland - Wellington | CT | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Wellington - Auckland | CT | 74 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 11 | — | 10 | 47 | 45 | 25 |
| Christchurch - Dunedin | CT | 11 | 10 | 8 | 15 | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
| Dunedin - Christchurch | CT | 16 | 15 | 6 | 24 | — | — | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
| Christchurch - Invercargill | CT | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| Invercargill - Christchurch | CT | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Auckland - Blenheim | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Blenheim - Auckland | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Blenheim | CT | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Blenheim - Christchurch | CT | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Hamilton - Christchurch | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christchurch - Hamilton | CT | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timaru - Christchurch | CT | 35 | 35 | 43 | 67 | — | — | 56 | 50 | 52 | 53 |
| Christchurch - Timaru | CT | 21 | 33 | 25 | 32 | — | 20 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
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