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The Rapahoe Branch is a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network and was located on the West Coast of the South Island. It has been operating since 1923. A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ...
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Construction
The line was built as a sub-branch of the now-closed Rewanui Branch, with the junction in Runanga. Four kilometres in length, it was opened in 1923. When the Rewanui Branch closed on 19 August 1985, the Rapahoe Branch gained the six kilometres from Greymouth to Runanga that was opened 1 December 1904. The word Runanga has two meanings: A runanga is a traditional Maori assembly or tribal gathering. ...
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Stations The only station on the line from Runanga is the terminus at Rapahoe. [edit]
Operation In the days of steam locomotives, the line was typically worked by members of the A, B, and BA classes. In 1969, the line was dieselised and members of the DJ and DSC classes became the typical motive power. Great Western Railway No. ...
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The line has recently been slightly abbreviated. The mines served at the terminus have closed, so the Rapahoe terminus has been moved to Rocky Creek, closer to its current source of business. [1]
Currently, the only traffic on the line is coal, which is exported via the port of Lyttelton, near Christchurch on the opposite coast of the South Island. Two trains daily run each way between the Rapahoe terminus and Lyttelton.[2] Lyttelton on a sunny day Lyttelton (43. ...
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest city in the country. ...
The South Island The South Island is one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ...
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References - ↑ Rapahoe Depot To Close
- ↑ New Zealand Train Timetable Guide (accessed 14 October 2006; last update of guide 6 October 2006)
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Further reading - Churchman, Geoffrey B., and Hurst, Tony; The Railways Of New Zealand: A Journey Through History, HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand), 1991 reprint
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