Little River Branch

Little River Branch
The former railway station at the terminus in Little River
Overview
Status	Closed
Owner	Railways Department
Locale	Canterbury, New Zealand
Termini	Lincoln Junction Little River
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Operator(s)	Railways Department
History
Opened	11 March 1886 (1886-03-11)
Closed	1 July 1962 (1962-07-01)
Technical
Line length	36.37 km
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Rural
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map Legend Southbridge Branch 0.00 Lincoln Station 5.19 Greenpark 9.00 Matthews Road 12.90 Motukarara 20.62 Kaituna 27.44 Birdling's Flat 36.37 Little River km This diagram: view talk edit

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The Little River Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network. It diverged from the Southbridge Branch in Lincoln and ran down Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury region of the South Island. It was opened to Little River in 1886 and operated until 1962.^[1]