Kapuni Branch

The Kapuni Branch, formerly known as the Opunake Branch, is a branch railway in North Island, New Zealand. It opened in 1926, and ran 36.4 km across the southern slopes of Mount Taranaki to link the rural town of Ōpunake with the Marton–New Plymouth Line 2 km north of the small rural settlement of Te Roti, equidistant between Eltham and Hāwera. With the decline of rural freight, part of the line was closed in 1976, but the 10.9 km section to Kapuni was retained and upgraded to service traffic to the Kapuni natural gas field.

Kapuni Branch
Overview
Other name(s)Opunake Branch
Kapuni Industrial Railway
StatusOpen
OwnerKiwiRail
Termini
  • Te Roti
  • Kapuni
Stations2
Service
Operator(s)KiwiRail
History
Commenced28 May 1914 (1914-05-28)
Opened12 July 1926
Closed beyond Kapuni31 July 1976
Technical
Line length11.76 km (7.31 mi)
was 36.4 km (22.6 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
Te Roti
Waingongoro River
4.89
Matapu
7.18
Duthie Road
8.99
Palmer Road
11.73
Kapuni
Manaia Ballast Pit
17.04
Mangawhero Road
19.98
Auroa Road
27.28
Pihama
29.73
Punehu
33.03
Waiteika
36.41
Opunake
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