Rewanui Branch

Rewanui Branch
Overview
Other name(s)Point Elizabeth Branch
StatusClosed
LocaleWest Coast, New Zealand
Termini
Stations4
Service
TypeHeavy Rail
SystemNew Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Operator(s)New Zealand Railways Department
History
Commenced1889
Opened21 January 1914
Closed19 August 1985
Technical
Line length13.07 km (8.12 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map

km
13
Rewanui
Rewanui incline
8
Dunollie
6
Runanga
4
Camp
1
Cobden bridge over
Grey River
0
Greymouth
Map
Map

The Rewanui Branch, sometimes referred to as the Rewanui Incline[nb 1] and known as the Point Elizabeth Branch in its early years,[2] was a branch line railway located in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It branched from the Midland Line near its western terminus in Greymouth and ran up to Rewanui in the Paparoa Ranges. The branch closed in 1985 but the first six kilometres to Runanga remain in operation as part of the Rapahoe Branch.


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