Railway Construction Costs




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 119

COST of CONSTRUCTION of all LINES up to 31st March, 1883.

Section. Division. State of Line. Miles Open. Cost. Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d.

Kawakawa
.. Main Line .. .. Opened .. .. £ 26,603 6 1 £ 63,552 4 0
.. .. .. .. Unopened .. .. 36,948 17 11

Whangarei-Kamo
Auckland
.. .. Main Line .. .. Opened .. 7 £ 54,153 0 5 £ 54,153 0 5
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 1,112,719 14 11 1,177,811 17 7

Te Aroha-Thames
Unopened .. .. 64,592 2 8

Napier
.. .. Main Line .. .. Opened .. 70 419,298 14 11 £ 451,301 14 11
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 32,003 0 0

Wellington
.. .. .. .. .. .. Opened .. 69 764,860 12 6 £ 767,877 16 6
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 3,017 4 0

Wanganui
.. .. .. .. .. .. Opened .. 115 804,588 10 2 £ 825,140 10 2
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 20,552 0 0

New Plymouth
.. .. .. .. .. .. Opened .. 51 292,457 13 6 £ 344,619 13 6
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 52,162 0 0

Private Line
.. Wellington-Foxton .. .. 40,237 8 9 £ 40,237 8 9

Stock
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103,729 19 5 £ 103,729 19 5

Surveys
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,890 12 3 £ 3,890 12 3

Miscellaneous
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,506 19 6 £ 2,506 19 6

Christchurch
Main Line .. .. .. .. Opened .. 162 1,697,301 5 2 £ 2,104,677 1 2
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 9,768 0 0

Oxford, Rangiora, and Eyreton Opened .. 43 102,396 1 5

Branch
Southbridge
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 150,133 0 0
Springfield-Whitecliffs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 103,542 3 11
Canterbury Interior .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 41,536 10 8

Main Line .. .. .. .. Opened .. 108 954,196 18 2

Albury Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 118,484 15 5
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 37,826 4 3

Duntroon Branch .. .. .. .. Opened .. 22 79,581 7 1 £ 1,318,706 2 4
Ngapara Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 90,622 15 4
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 37,994 2 1

Dunedin
Main Line .. .. .. .. Opened .. 115 1,438,681 11 5 £ 1,862,402 7 10
Walton Park Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 19,694 6 8
Outram Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 55,883 3 7
Lawrence Branch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 168,700 7 3
Palmerston-Waihemo .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 15,366 18 11
Main Line, Catlin's River .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,869 11 5

Invercargill
Otago Central .. .. .. .. Opened .. 175 1,017,816 16 4 £ 1,339,552 14 2
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 6,400 0 0

Tapanui .. .. .. .. Opened .. 15 84,227 16 3
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 3,070 0 0

Riverton .. .. .. .. Opened .. 48 218,040 7 10
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 9,558 0 0
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89 13 9
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 350 0 0

Greymouth
Main Line .. .. .. .. Opened .. 8 163,096 14 2 £ 287,793 19 3
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 15,500 0 0
Greymouth-Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,395 4 9
Harbour Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80,802 0 4

Westport
Main Line .. .. .. .. Opened .. 10 199,891 3 7 £ 199,891 3 7
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 153,223 13 4

Nelson
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 2,000 0 0 £ 155,223 13 4
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Opened .. 18 188,801 15 6
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Unopened .. 13,567 3 0
202,368 18 6

Picton
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81,249 6 11 £ 81,249 6 11
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,785 1 6
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,506 19 7

Stock
Surveys
Miscellaneous
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,506 19 7

Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,358 11,409,479 5 2 £ 11,409,479 5 2

Railway Department, 13th November, 1883.
J. P. MAXWELL,
General Manager, New Zealand Railways.



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🏗️ Cost of Construction of Railway Lines

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 November 1883
Railway, Construction, Costs, Sections, Opened, Unopened
  • J. P. Maxwell, General Manager, New Zealand Railways