Aratere
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'DEV Aratere''''' is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand. Built in 1998 for the then-private company Tranz Rail and lengthened in 2011, she operated four daily crossings on the Interislander service across Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton each day (with six crossings over the December/January period).
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Rail Ferry Aratere - 2011.jpg
- Length
- 183.69
- Speed
- 19.5
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- Commons category
- IMO 9174828
- yard number
- 1570
- draft
- 5.5
- gross tonnage
- 12596
- call sign
- ZMII
- beam
- 20.5
- maximum capacity
- 670
- service entry
- 1998-00-00
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'DEV Aratere''' is a roll-on/roll-off rail and vehicle ferry operated by KiwiRail in New Zealand. Built in 1998 for the then-private company Tranz Rail and lengthened in 2011, she operated four daily crossings on the Interislander service across Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton each day (with six crossings over the December/January period).
, Aratere'' was New Zealand's only rail ferry. When the vessel was not available, rail freight between the North and South Islands had to be transferred to trucks, driven onto other Cook Strait ferries, and then transferred back to rail after the crossing, with associated additional time and cost. She was retired in August 2025 and sold for scrapping in India.