Southbridge Branch, New Zealand

Southbridge Branch
Overview
Status	Closed (Excluding Hornby to north of Springs road
Owner	Railways Department
Locale	Canterbury, New Zealand
Termini	Hornby Southbridge
Stations	13
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Operator(s)	Railways Department
History
Opened	28 July 1884 (1884-07-28)
Closed	30 June 1962 (1962-06-30) (Southbridge – Lincoln) 1 December 1967 (1967-12-01) (Lincoln – Prebbleton) 1986 (1986) (Prebbleton – north of Springs Road)
Technical
Line length	41 km
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Rural
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map Legend km Main South Line 0 Hornby 5 Prebbleton 9 Ladbrooks Little River Branch 13 Lincoln 18 Springston 20 Goulds Road 24 Ellesmere 26 Lake Road 29 Irwell 32 Doyleston 34 Leeston 36 Hills Road 41 Southbridge This diagram: view talk edit

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The Southbridge Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network. It was located in the Canterbury region of the South Island and operated from 1875 until 1967. Five kilometres of the line remains open as the Hornby Branch, formerly the Hornby Industrial Line.^[1]