Kinleith Branch

Kinleith Branch
DL-hauled freight passes Castle Pamela near Tīrau on 4 June 2015.
Overview
StatusOpen, freight only
OwnerNew Zealand Railways Corporation
Termini
StationsWalton (East Coast Main Trunk)

Waharoa

Matamata

Hinuera

Okoroire

Tīrau / Oxford

Taumangi

Putāruru (for Rotorua Branch)

Lichfield
Service
Operator(s)KiwiRail
Rolling stockNone
History
Opened6 October 1952 (as a heavy-rail line)
Technical
Line length65 km (40 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

East Coast Main Trunk
HamiltonKawerau
Waharoa
Waharoa Road West
Pohlens Road
Broadway
Matamata
SH27
Hinuera
SH29
Gore Road
Rangipai Road
Totman Road
Okoroire
SH27
Okoroire Road
Tirau Railway Station
SH1
Taumangi
Taumangi Road
Scott Road
Main Road (Putaruru)
Putaruru
Princes Street
Rotorua Branch
to Rotorua
Baldwin Road
Kinloch Road
Lichfield
Vosper Road
Lichfield dairy plant
Wiltsdown Road
Pokaiwhenua Stream
Rollett Road
Baird Road
Bridge Street
SH32
Balmoral Drive
Campbell Road
Galaxy Road
Kinleith Mill
Kinleith Road
Wawa Road
Map
Map

The Kinleith Branch railway line is located in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The line was constructed by the Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company, Taupo Totara Timber Company and rebuilt by the Public Works Department primarily to serve the Kinleith Mill in 1952.[1] It is 65 kilometres (40 mi) in length.

  1. ^ Hermann 2007, p. 25–29.