Foxton Branch

Foxton Branch
1912 Foxton railway station, wharf, stores and flaxmill
Overview
LocaleNew Zealand
Termini
Stations8
History
Commenced1871
Opened27 April 1876 (1876-04-27)
Closed18 July 1959 (1959-07-18)
Technical
Line length40[1] km (25 mi)
Route map

0 km
Palmerston North
0 km
Longburn
2 km
Karere
4 km
Tiakitahuna
8 km
Rangitane
10 km
Rangiotu
15 km
Bainesse
22 km
Himatangi
Sanson Tramway
27 km
Motuiti
31 km
Foxton
Map
Map

The Foxton Branch was a railway line in New Zealand. It began life as a tramway, reopened as a railway on 27 April 1876, and operated until 18 July 1959. At Himatangi there was a junction with the Sanson Tramway, a line operated by the Manawatu County Council that was never upgraded to the status of a railway.

  1. ^ Yonge 1985, p. 14.