Topic summary
Kurow Branch
Maerewhenua River
35.05
39.75
Otekaieke River
45.97
52.33
55.73
Kurow River
58.57
60.33
Waitaki River
The Kurow Branch (also known as the Hakataramea Branch) was part of New Zealand's national rail network. In the North Otago region of the South Island, it was built in the 1870s to open up the land behind Oamaru for development, and closed in June 1983.