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Kingston Branch

Kingston Branch
Overview
Type regional rail
System New Zealand Government Railways Department
Status Closed (Makarewa to Fairlight)
Locale Southland, New Zealand
Termini Invercargill
Kingston
Stations 34 (total)
2 (operational)
Operation
Opened 1864-10-18 (Invercargill to Makarewa)
1871-02-22 (Makarewa to Winton)
1875 (Winton to Lumsden)
1878-07-10 (Lumsden to Kingston)
Closed 1979-11-25 (Mararoa Junction to Fairlight)
1982-12-13 (Makarewa to Mararoa)
Owner Railways Department
Operator(s) Railways Department
Kiwirail (Invercargill to Makarewa)
The Kingston Flyer (Fairlight to Kingston)
Character Secondary Main Line
Technical
Line length 139.92 km
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) (until 1875-12-20)
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (1875-12-20 to present)
Kingston Branch route map
Bluff Branch
South Island Main Trunk
00Km Invercargill
Kingston Branch start
03Km Grasmere
04Km Waikiwi
07Km Lorneville
10Km Linds Bridge
12Km Makarewa
12Km Tuatapere Branch'
15Km Ryal Bush
18Km Wilson's Crossing
23Km Lochiel
26Km Thomsons
29Km Gap Road
30Km Winton
30Km Hedgehope Branch
35Km Lady Barkly
37Km Limehills
39Km Ords
41Km Centre Bush
45Km Pukearuhe
46Km Kauana
51Km Benmore
58Km Dipton
66Km Caroline
72Km Josephville
78Km Waimea Plains Railway
78Km Mossburn Branch
79Km Lumsden
89Km Lowther
93Km Five Rivers
98Km Eyre Creek
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