the new zealand railways department's addington workshops were situated here until their closure in the 1980s; the historic concrete water-tower survives, next to the new christchurch railway station. the previous railway station is located on moorhouse avenue in neighbouring sydenham. the new station at addington opened in 1994 and now serves the tranzalpine, which takes tourists on the 223km (139mi) coast-to-coast journey from christchurch to greymouth and is considered one of the most spectacular train rides in the world, and the coastal pacific, which takes a journey to picton.