Pleasant Point Museum and Railway

Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society
Pleasant Point Railway Station 15 March 2005.
LocalePleasant Point, Canterbury, New Zealand
TerminusPleasant Point Station and Keane's Crossing Station
Coordinates44°15′40″S 171°07′52″E / 44.2612°S 171.1312°E / -44.2612; 171.1312
Commercial operations
NameFormerly part of the Fairlie Branch
Built byNew Zealand Government Railways
Original gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Preserved operations
Operated byPleasant Point Railway and Historical Society
StationsTwo
Length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Preserved gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Commercial history
Opened24 December 1875
Closed2 March 1968
1983First Operation of Trains

The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.

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