Kurow Branch

Kurow Branch
Overview
Other name(s)Awamoko Branch; Hakataramea Branch
StatusClosed
LocaleOtago, New Zealand
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy Rail
SystemNew Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Services1
History
Opened1875
Extended to Hakataramea1881
Closed beyond Kurow1930
Closed1983
Technical
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map

km
0.00
Pukeuri
6.94
Papakaio
10.18
Gibsons
12.75
Peebles
17.52
Aitchisons
19.85
Uxbridge
26.01
Black Point
28.72
Bortons
34.40
Maerewhenua
Siding
Maerewhenua River
35.50
Duntroon
39.75
Waikaura
Otekaieke River
45.97
Otekaieke
52.33
Strachans
55.73
Hilles
Kurow River
58.57
Kurow
60.33
Hakataramea
Waitaki River
Map
Map

The Kurow Branch (also known as the Hakataramea Branch) was part of New Zealand's national rail network. In the North Otago region of the South Island, it was built in the 1870s to open up the land behind Oamaru for development, and closed in 1983.