 Arahura at Pencarrow Head in 2004 livery, prior to the 2008 refit.
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| History | |
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| Name | Arahura |
| Namesake | Māori: Pathway to Dawn |
| Owner | KiwiRail |
| Port of registry | Wellington,  New Zealand |
| Route | Wellington - Picton |
| Builder | Aalborg Vaerft, Denmark |
| Laid down | 1982 |
| Launched | 18 March 1983 |
| Completed | 1983 |
| Maiden voyage | 21 December 1983 |
| In service | 1983 - 2015 |
| Out of service | July 2015 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8201454 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Alang 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 13621 gt |
| Length | 148.3 m (487 ft) |
| Beam | 20.5 m (67 ft) |
| Draft | 5.47 m |
| Decks | 9 |
| Installed power | Four Wärtsilä Vasa 12V32 diesel engines, each producing 4065 kW at 750 RPM coupled to 2 3800 kW General Electric Company generators via flexible shafts. |
| Propulsion | Two 6700 kW propulsion motors driving two KaMeWa Controllable pitch propellers, each four blades inward turning at 214 RPM and 4.6 m (15 ft) in diameter. |
| Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 65 |
DEV Arahura was a roll-on/roll-off train ferry that operated on the Interislander service between Wellington and Picton in New Zealand from 1983 until 2015.