Port Chalmers Branch
| Port Chalmers Branch | |
|---|---|
DSG class shunting locomotive hauling freight towards Port Chalmers in 2008. | |
| Overview | |
| Other names | Dunedin and Port Chalmers Railway |
| Status | Open |
| Owner | New Zealand Railways Corporation (land) |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Urban rail |
| Operator(s) | KiwiRail |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 December 1872 |
| Closed | 10 December 1979 (for passenger trains) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 2.09 km (1.30 mi) (Sawyer's Bay-Port Chalmers) |
| Number of tracks | Single |
| Character | Urban |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Port Chalmers Branch was the first railway line to be built in the Otago Province and connects the city of Dunedin with Port Chalmers. The line is still operational today.