▁of ▁Rog atica . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Rog atica <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁Express ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁distance ▁passenger ▁train ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁that ▁ran ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁Main ▁North ▁Line ▁between ▁Pic ton ▁and ▁Christ ch urch . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rail ▁Limited ▁business ▁unit ▁Inter City ▁Rail . ▁ ▁Operation ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Rail ▁began ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁fast ▁fer ry ▁service ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Inter is land ▁Line , ▁with ▁the ▁ 7 4 - met re ▁In cat ▁cat amar an ▁ ▁being ▁le ased ▁for ▁that ▁summer ▁from ▁Cond or ▁Fer ries . ▁It ▁provided ▁a ▁faster ▁alternative ▁to ▁the ▁conventional ▁fer ries ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁▁ ▁To ▁complement ▁the ▁faster ▁fer ry , ▁a ▁passenger ▁train ▁from ▁Pic ton ▁to ▁Christ ch urch ▁and ▁return ▁was ▁introduced . ▁N amed ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁Express , ▁it ▁deb uted ▁on ▁Monday , ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁and ▁unlike ▁the ▁Coast al ▁Pacific , ▁it ▁ran ▁beyond ▁Pic ton ▁railway ▁station ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁fer ry ▁terminal . ▁The ▁Coast al ▁Pacific ▁Express , ▁connecting ▁with ▁the ▁conventional ▁fer ries , ▁ran ▁from ▁Christ ch urch ▁to ▁Pic ton ▁and ▁back . ▁ ▁Two ▁cars ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁Sou ther ner , ▁later ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁Nor ther ner , ▁were ▁re built ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁specification ▁as ▁the