| Dargaville Branch | |
|---|---|
 Goods wagons for logs in Dargaville railway yard, 2010. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Mothballed (closed until further notice) |
| Owner | KiwiRail |
| Locale | Dargaville |
| Termini |
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| History | |
| Opened | 15 March 1943 |
| Mothballed | October 2014 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 49.60 km (30.82 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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The Dargaville Branch is a branch line railway that leaves the North Auckland Line not far south of Whangārei and runs westward to Dargaville. Construction of this relatively short line took approximately two decades, and when it was completed, it linked the now closed Donnellys Crossing Section with the national rail network.[1][2] The branch has been closed to all traffic since 2014 and is currently used by a tourist railcart operation.[3]
- ^ Hermann 2007, p. 5,6.
- ^ Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 98-99.
- ^ Annette Lamby (2 November 2015). "Rail cart venture ready to roll in Dargaville". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2019.