| Fernhill Branch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Locale | Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | New Zealand Railways Department | ||
| History | |||
| Commenced | 1882 | ||
| Opened | 9 July 1883 | ||
| Closed | 2002 | ||
| |||
The Fernhill Branch is a railway line in Otago, New Zealand. It was opened in 1883 and the remaining section formally closed in 2002 although abandoned for ten years. A significant amount of controversy surrounded the ownership status of the line in its early years.[1]
- ^ Bromby 2003, p. 89.