Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society | |
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Pleasant Point Station. | |
Locale | Pleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Terminus | Pleasant Point |
Coordinates | 44°15′40″S 171°07′52″E / 44.2612°S 171.1312°E |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Formerly part of the Fairlie Branch |
Built by | New Zealand Government Railways |
Original gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Preserved operations | |
Operated by | Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society |
Stations | Two |
Length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Preserved gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 24 December 1875 |
Closed | 2 March 1968 |
The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.