Port Chalmers Branch
The Port Chalmers Branch was the first railway line built in Otago, New Zealand, and linked the region's major city of Dunedin with the port in Port Chalmers. The line is still operational today.
| Port Chalmers Branch | |
|---|---|
DSG class shunting locomotive hauling freight towards Port Chalmers in 2008. | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway |
| Status | Open |
| Owner | New Zealand Railways Corporation (land) |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Urban rail |
| Operator(s) | KiwiRail |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 January 1873 |
| Closed | 10 December 1979 (for passenger trains) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.09 km (1.30 mi) (Sawyer's Bay-Port Chalmers) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Urban |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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