| Okaihau Branch | |
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 View of Otiria Junction, showing railway yards, the railway station and several trains | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Kaikohe Branch Rangiahua Branch |
| Owner | Railways Department |
| Locale | Northland, New Zealand |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 8 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| System | New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) |
| Operator(s) | Railways Department |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1914 |
| Complete to Ōkaihau | 29 October 1923 |
| Closed to Passengers | 21 July 1976 |
| Closed | 1 November 1987 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 40.00 km (24.85 mi) |
| Track length | 61.29 km (38.08 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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The Okaihau Branch, sometimes known as the Kaikohe Branch and rarely the Rangiahua Branch, was a branch line railway that joined the North Auckland Line of the national rail network of New Zealand at Otiria. It was the most northerly line in New Zealand and was intended to run all the way to Kaitaia. It opened to Ōkaihau in 1923 and closed in 1987.