Fairlie Branch

The Fairlie Branch (also known as the Eversley Branch) was a branch line railway in southern Canterbury which formed part of New Zealand's national railway network. Construction began in 1874, and at its farthest extent, it terminated just beyond Fairlie in Eversley. Its closure came in 1968, but a portion remains open in Pleasant Point as the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway.

Fairlie Branch
Overview
StatusPartly Closed
OwnerRailways Department
LocaleCanterbury, New Zealand
Termini
  • Washdyke
  • Eversley
Stations15
Service
TypeHeavy Rail
SystemNew Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Operator(s)Railways Department
History
Opened1875 - 1884 (1875 - 1884)
Closed1968 (1968)
Technical
Line length58.2 km (36.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map
km
 
0.00
 Washdyke
14.67
 Racecourse
21.43
 Cartwrights
26.75
 Levels
10.00
 Waitawa
SH 8
14.42
 Pleasant Point
21.89
 Sutherlands
29.89
 Cave
35.38
 Ma Waro
SH 8
41.18
 Albury
Little Opawa River
42.00
 Tengawai
Tengawai River
47.73
 Cricklewood
52.75
 Winscombe
56.89
 Fairlie
58.20
 Eversley
85.00
unused formation
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