Tags: Railway Line.

The Roxburgh Branch was a branch line railway built in the Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island that formed part of the country’s national rail network. Originally known as the Lawrence Branch it was one of the longest construction projects in New Zealand railway history beginning in the 1870s and not finished until 1928. The full line was closed in 1968.

closing date
1968-05-31
closing year
1968-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
is part of
Rail transport in New Zealand
line length (μ)
95000.0
location
South Island, Otago
number of stations
18
opening year
1877-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1914-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1925-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1928-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
operated by
New Zealand Railways Department
owner
New Zealand Railways Department
route end
Roxburgh New Zealand
route start
Milton New Zealand
type
Branch line

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