Foxton Branch

Foxton Branch
1912 Foxton railway station, wharf, stores and flaxmill
Overview
Locale	New Zealand
Termini	Palmerston North Foxton
Stations	8
History
Commenced	1871
Opened	27 April 1876 (1876-04-27)
Closed	18 July 1959 (1959-07-18)
Technical
Line length	40[1] km (25 mi)
Route map Legend North Island Main Trunk Line 0 km Palmerston North 0 km Longburn Milson Deviation North Island Main Trunk Line 2 km Karere 4 km Tiakitahuna 8 km Rangitane 10 km Rangiotu 15 km Bainesse 22 km Himatangi Sanson Tramway 27 km Motuiti 31 km Foxton

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The Foxton Branch was a railway line in New Zealand. It began life as a tramway, reopened as a railway on 27 April 1876, and operated until 18 July 1959. At Himatangi there was a junction with the Sanson Tramway, a line operated by the Manawatu County Council that was never upgraded to the status of a railway.