Raetihi Branch

Raetihi Branch
Raetihi branch 1918
Overview
Status	Closed
Termini	Ohakune Raetihi
Service
Operator(s)	New Zealand Railways Department
History
Opened	1917
Closed	1968
Technical
Line length	13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Rural
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend North Island Main Trunk Line 00km Ohakune elevation 618 m (2,028 ft) North Island Main Trunk Line 3.24 km (2.01 mi) Rochfort 590 m (1,940 ft) 7.6 km (4.7 mi) Makaranui 540 m (1,770 ft) 11.09 km (6.89 mi) Pakihi 523 m (1,716 ft) 13.7 km (8.5 mi) Raetihi 517 m (1,696 ft)

Map

The Raetihi Branch was a branch line railway in the central North Island of New Zealand. It formed part of New Zealand's national rail network and operated from 1917 until 1968.^[1]