Thames Branch

Thames Branch
The former station in Thames.
Overview
Other name(s)	Waitoa Branch
Status	Closed Waitoa - Thames Open Morrinsville - Waitoa
Owner	New Zealand Railways Corporation
Locale	Waikato, New Zealand
Termini	Morrinsville Thames
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Operator(s)	KiwiRail
Rolling stock	None
History
Opened	19 December 1898 (1898-12-19) (Hamilton - Thames)[1]
Junction moved to Paeroa	November 1905 (1905-11)
Junction moved to Morrinsville	12 September 1978 (1978-09-12)
Closed beyond Waitoa	31 May 1995 (1995-05-31) [2]
Technical
Line length	74.07 km (46.02 mi) Morrinsville - Thames 11 km (6.8 mi) Open [3]
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

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Legend
46.02 mi 74.06 km Thames North 45.06 mi 72.52 km Thames 43.92 mi 70.68 km Parawai 41.79 mi 67.25 km Kopu 39.3 mi 63.2 km Matatoki 37 mi 60 km Puriri 36.64 mi 58.97 km Omahu 33.54 mi 53.98 km Wharepoa Rd 32.49 mi 52.29 km Hikutaia 29.46 mi 47.41 km Komata N 27.41 mi 44.11 km Paeroa 26.81 mi 43.15 km Paeroa Township 25.23 mi 40.6 km Paeroa S former ECMT 21.3 mi 34.3 km Tirohia 18.4 mi 29.6 km Waitoki 15.36 mi 24.72 km Mangaiti 14.36 mi 23.11 km Tui Pa 12.81 mi 20.62 km Te Aroha 12.34 mi 19.86 km Herriesville 9.83 mi 15.82 km Waihou 6.74 mi 10.85 km Waitoa 4.3 mi 6.9 km Tatuanui 1.78 mi 2.86 km Piako ECMT 0 mi 0 km Morrinsville

Map

The Thames Branch railway line connected Thames, New Zealand, with Hamilton and was originally part of the East Coast Main Trunk railway. Part of the line between Morrinsville and Waitoa remains open and is in use as the Waitoa Branch line, connecting to the Fonterra Dairy Factory at Waitoa.