Dunback and Makareao Branches

Dunback and Makareao Branches
Overview
Other name(s)	Waihemo Branch Inch Valley Railway
Status	Closed
Owner	Railways Department
Locale	Otago, New Zealand
Termini	Palmerston Dunback / Makareao
Stations	4 / 1
Service
Type	Heavy Rail
System	New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Services	2
Operator(s)	Railways Department
History
Commenced	March 1880
Opened	29 August 1885
Makareao Branch Opened	31 March 1900
Inch Valley - Dunback Closed	1 January 1968
Closed	1 June 1989
Technical
Line length	10.17 km (6.32 mi)
Number of tracks	Single
Character	Rural
Track gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map Legend km 15.06 Makareao Waihemo / Shag River 14.80 Dunback 10.17 Inch Valley 7.23 Glenpark 4.38 Meadowbank Main South Line to Oamaru 0.00 Palmerston Main South Line to Dunedin This diagram: view talk edit

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The Dunback and Makareao Branches were two connected branch line railways, part of New Zealand's national rail network. Located in the Otago region of the South Island, both lines were 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in length and shared the first 11 kilometres (6.8 mi). The Dunback Branch, also known as the Waihemo Branch, opened in 1885 and closed in 1968; the Makareao Branch, also known as the Inch Valley Railway or the Inch Valley Branch, opened in 1900 and operated for 89 years to 1989.