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Waitara Railway Preservation Society
LocaleWaitara, Taranaki Waitara Railway Preservation Society New Zealand
TerminusWaitara
Commercial operations
NameWaitara Branch
Built byNew Zealand Government Railways
Original gauge1067 mm
Preserved operations
Owned byWaitara Railway Preservation Society
Operated byWaitara Railway Preservation Society
StationsTwo
Length7.45km
Preserved gauge1067 mm
Commercial history
Opened1875
Closed to passengers1948
Closed1999
Preservation history
1999Purchased from Tranz Rail
2003Reopened for passengers
2004Tahora Station moved to Brixton
2015Waiongana River bridge reopened
2020Line extended to Lepperton Yards
Website
http://www.waitararailway.org.nz

The Waitara Railway Preservation Society is a society established in 1999 to operate a heritage railway over the former Waitara Industrial Line railway that operated between Lepperton and Waitara in the New Plymouth District of New Zealand's North Island. The line had been closed that year after 124 years of operation, after the closure of the local AFFCO freezing works in the town.

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