| Rotorua Branch | |
|---|---|
 Rotorua about 1896 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Mothballed |
| Owner | KiwiRail — Leased to Rotorua – Ngongotaha Rail Trust |
| Locale | Waikato and Bay of Plenty |
| Coordinates | 38°08′25″S 176°15′05″E / 38.140347°S 176.251432°E |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Rolling stock | None |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 November 1893 |
| Closed | 1989 (Rotorua city centre – Koutu) 7 October 2001 (entire line mothballed) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 50.5 km (31.4 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Rural |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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The Rotorua Branch is a railway line from Putāruru to Rotorua, in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Construction of the line was commenced by the Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company and finished by the Public Works Department (PWD). The complete line, 50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) in length, opened in two sections; on 24 November 1893 to Tārukenga and the final 8 mi 43 ch (13.7 km) to Rotorua on 8 December 1894.[1]
- ^ "Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON R.J. SEDDON 21st October, 1895". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 July 2017.