Dargaville Branch

Dargaville Branch
Goods wagons for logs in Dargaville railway yard, 2010.
Overview
StatusMothballed (closed until further notice)
OwnerKiwiRail
LocaleDargaville
Termini
History
Opened15 March 1943 (1943-03-15)
Mothballed14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)
Technical
Line length49.60 km (30.82 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterRural
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

North Auckland Line
WhangāreiWestfield Junction
Pikiwahine
Pikiwahine Road
Tauraroa River
Omana
Girls High School Road
Omana Road
Pukehuia
Pukehuia Road
Wairoa River
Kirikopuni Station Road
Kirikopuni
Mapuna Road
Tangowahine Settlement road
Tangowahine
SH 14
Awakino River
Waihue Road
Station Road
Edward Street
Dargaville

The Dargaville Branch is a branch line railway that leaves the North Auckland Line not far south of Whangārei and runs westward to Dargaville. Construction of this relatively short line took approximately two decades, and when it was completed, it linked the now closed Donnellys Crossing Section with the national rail network. The branch has been closed to all traffic since 2014 and is currently used by a tourist rail cart operation.