264:, 13.7 km south of Whangarei. After studying coastal and inland routes, the report proposed an inland route through hills, marshy flats and farmland with a tunnel, five rail bridges, at least two road bridges and several culverts. The route would leave Oakleigh parallel to State Highway One for 3 km, cross Mata Creek, curve under Hewlett's Ridge in a tunnel, cross the Ruakaka River about 6 km from Oakleigh, pass farmland up to One Tree Point Road and swing east to parallel McEwen Road before crossing the road to enter the terminal. The report was prepared by the Auckland firm of Kingston, Reynolds, Thom and Allardice, following recommendations of the Northland Forestry Port Study in 1979.
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The result of these talks was positive and in August 2007 the
Council began work to purchase land for the proposed route. ONTRACK subsequently confirmed that once the land is acquired it will designate the route as a rail corridor. On 27 November 2007 ONTRACK and the Council confirmed that they were
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rather than oil. The railway is used elsewhere to carry high volumes of
Waikato coal, and the quantity required if the conversion took place would have almost certainly required coal to be carried by rail. The proposal was abandoned. In 1979, another proposal was made to establish a deepwater port
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and
Whangarei. The population of Ruakaka and surrounds was expected to grow by 15,000 in the ten years from 2007, although the population at the 2018 census was only 2,586. Proposals for commercial precincts, residential subdivisions, and a tertiary education centre then led to calls for a commuter
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The interim report of the feasibility study investigating moving the Port of
Auckland to Northport was published in April 2019. The interim report noted that further investment in Northport was not feasible without investment in the construction of the Marsden Point Branch and upgrades to the North
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railway line (later part of the North
Auckland Line) was inadequate for the purpose it served and an alternative in deeper water was necessary. This was found at Onerahi, but construction was not approved until 1899 and the branch opened on 2 October 1911. The port served coastal shipping between
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through a hill, but the line would remove a large number of trucks from local roads and provide a boost to local employment. The proposal was delayed in June 2006 when ONTRACK (now KiwiRail
Network) declined to approve land designation for the line. ONTRACK wanted greater certainty about potential
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The
Northland Rail rejuvenation project funding announced in January 2020 includes $ 40 million for land purchase on the Marsden Point/Northport rail route. KiwiRail has said that trains could be running to Marsden Point by 2023. In July 2020 it was announced that land purchased by the Northland
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NorthPort responded to these claims by stating that while the line "is not a short-term priority" for
Northport, the company supported "the designation of the rail corridor" as it fits with the company's strategy of long-term growth. The company confirmed Peters had never visited the port.
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and building the branch at a cost of $ 200 million, the total works to cost $ 800 million. In June 2021 it was announced that the line would be built and was expected to take about 5 years. In April 2023 it was announced that KiwiRail was "progressing" the business case for the branch.
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In 2011, the joint venture to acquire land for the branch was formed between KiwiRail (as the successor to ONTRACK) and the
Northland Regional Council, and properties along the route were acquired. In 2020, the government announced $ 40 million to purchase land along the corridor.
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claimed that Peters had never visited NorthPort, confused the port with the closed Port of
Whangarei, and that Northport's CEO had stated that NorthPort "does not want a rail link" and that the line "does not feature in the Port's 30-year plan."
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that was partially built and then abandoned. The former was built for the same purpose as the Marsden Point Branch: better harbour access for Whangarei. In 1885, the government officially acknowledged that the wharf serving the Whangarei to
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In the early 2000s, the 1979 proposal was revived. In 2003, a feasibly study was undertaken, and it estimated that a 16 km line to Marsden Point from a junction with the North Auckland Line 25 km south of Whangarei in
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and were cancelled in 1976. However, Northland Regional Land Transport Committee chairman Bill Rossiter suggested in February 2006 that passenger trains could be introduced (in the long term) for commuters between
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by 2027. Peters had vowed in July that the building of the Marsden Point Branch at a cost of up to $ 1 billion was non-negotiable in any postâelection coalition between NZ First and either National or Labour.
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at Marsden Point to export forestry products and the plan was resurrected. The branch to the port would have been an approximately 14 km long, and was shelved due to a lack of development of the port.
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entering into a joint venture arrangement to progress the land designation process and share the costs of land acquisition. A commitment to build the line will be made once the corridor is designated.
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Whangarei and Auckland, and when the North Auckland Line was completed in 1925 and provided a quicker overland route, traffic switched from ships to the railway and the wharf suffered a decline. The
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Although the Onerahi Branch mirrors the Marsden Point Branch in purpose, the Marsden Point proposal more closely follows the route of the proposed Waipu branch. The branch was intended to serve
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A KiwiRail arranged geotechnical survey carried out four test drills in December 2018 and January 2019 to check the land along the route. At completion, a press conference was held by minister
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was established. At least 25 men were at work on the line's construction in 1920. A lack of government will doomed the line, and before any track was laid it was cancelled in 1924.
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Regional Council for the line had been purchased by KiwiRail, who have also engaged a real estate company, The Property Group, to purchase the remaining land for the route.
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plus KiwiRail chairman Greg Miller and acting Chief Executive Todd Moyle; although "the numbers still had to be crunched" before any announcement on construction was made.
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for the route's rail designation, seen as an important legal step towards the eventual line. This process began in January 2009 and was completed later that year.
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of 1.19 (assuming NorthPort's expansion goes ahead), meaning for every $ 1.00 spent there would be a return of $ 1.19. The estimated cost of the line was $ 300m.
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and the Marsden Point Branch's construction was prepared by New Zealand
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The Marsden Point proposal has been preceded by two earlier lines: the
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Northland Regional Council's overview of the Marsden Point Rail Link
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and ONTRACK had entered into talks with interested parties.
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ONTRACK serves notice for Marsden Point rail designation] (
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to Northport, with upgrades of road and rail to Northport.
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914:"ONTRACK serves notice for Marsden Point rail designation"
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In late 2008, ONTRACK served a notice of requirement to
839:"NRC, Ontrack Assess Support for Potential Rail Link",
664:"Northland's rail network to get $ 800 million upgrade"
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The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History
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The matter became an issue during campaigning for the
903:, posted 27 November 2007, accessed 28 November 2007.
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1083:"Response to statement by the NZ Taxpayers' Union"
969:. Beca Infrastructure. 1 July 2010. Archived from
1334:"Northland Rail Rejuvenation (project timetable)"
1053:"Northland Port doesn't want Winston's rail link"
883:, posted 9 August 2007, accessed 29 October 2007.
863:, posted 9 August 2007, accessed 29 October 2007.
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1108:Flahive, Brad; Jacobson, Adam (31 August 2017).
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773:"New Branch Line contemplated near Whangarei".
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2398:New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines
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1413:Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) .
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1417:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand.
854:"Negotiations for Rail Link Land Under Way"
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223:interests and was surveyed in 1914. After
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1218:"Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy"
16:Future rail line in Northland, New Zealand
2214:Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway
1142:. Newshub â newshub.co.nz. 15 July 2017.
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934:website press release, 22 December 2008)
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2273:Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company
1323:March 2019 No 348-page 12 (Vol 25 No 2)
421:A business case for the upgrade of the
2427:Rail transport in the Northland Region
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1445:KiwiRail â Northland Rail Rejuvenation
785:
2417:Proposed railway lines in New Zealand
2391:indicates lines which are now closed.
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1146:from the original on 3 September 2017
1116:from the original on 3 September 2017
723:(Auckland: H. J. Hansen, 1992), 80â3.
193:
1288:John-Michael Swannix (18 May 2019).
1194:. Stuff (Fairfax). 2 November 2017.
1172:from the original on 7 November 2017
1168:. Stuff (Fairfax). 22 October 2017.
1089:from the original on 8 December 2015
1063:from the original on 8 December 2015
1023:"NorthPort answer to port expansion"
1003:from the original on 30 January 2020
945:"Designation of rail link under way"
674:from the original on 1 December 2017
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2240:New Zealand Midland Railway Company
1255:Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)
1222:Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)
1198:from the original on 5 January 2018
947:. Whangarei Leader. 13 January 2009
797:"Northland port signals big future"
444:Northland Rail rejuvenation project
417:Ministry of Transport Business Case
337:
13:
1192:"Chinese money for Northport etc?"
1166:"Government eyes port shift north"
826:"Rail Link Decision Disappoints",
701:from the original on 14 April 2023
577:from the original on 27 March 2019
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511:Donnellys Crossing Section/Branch
1336:. KiwiRail. 2019. Archived from
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644:from the original on 2 July 2020
561:"KiwiRail Annual Report 2011-12"
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795:Graham, Pam (29 October 2007).
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2329:Canterbury Interior Main Line
719:H. J. Hansen and F. J. Neil,
600:"Northland rail rejuvenation"
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245:Marsden Point B power station
143:is a 19 km (12 mi)
1386:, accessed 28 November 2007.
1049:New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
892:Northland Regional Council,
852:Northland Regional Council,
775:New Zealand Railway Observer
632:Denise Piper (2 July 2020).
543:
365:New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
37:Proposed, subject to funding
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472:Helensville railway station
353:Northland by-election, 2015
202:of 1911â33, and a proposed
162:. It will diverge from the
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2286:Whakatane Board Mills Line
1396:Churchman & Hurst 2001
1358:"All aboard for Ruakaka",
736:Churchman & Hurst 2001
316:Whangarei District Council
300:Northland Regional Council
298:. By August 2006 both the
292:Marsden Point Oil Refinery
241:oil crisis of October 1973
52:Northland Regional Council
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476:Waitakere railway station
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2349:Nelson railway proposals
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2278:WellingtonâManawatu Line
1642:StillwaterâNgÄkawau Line
1593:StratfordâOkahukura Line
1569:MartonâNew Plymouth line
247:could use coal from the
120:3 ft 6 in
2364:Taupo railway proposals
2319:AvondaleâSouthdown Line
1776:Waiuku and Mission Bush
1544:South Island Main Trunk
1508:North Island Main Trunk
1384:Coastal Focus Northland
1378:21 October 2007 at the
1321:The New Zealand Railfan
899:1 December 2007 at the
879:25 January 2008 at the
859:5 November 2007 at the
480:Swanson railway station
398:Sixth Labour Government
802:The New Zealand Herald
2324:Auckland Airport Line
2312:Significant proposals
1648:Waimea Plains Railway
1637:Otago Central Railway
1502:East Coast Main Trunk
754:: 83. November 1984.
748:"Northland's Ports".
427:Ministry of Transport
382:2017 general election
376:2017 general election
359:candidate and leader
347:Northland by-election
2344:Martinborough Branch
2339:Marsden Point Branch
2208:Dun Mountain Railway
2106:Ngapara and Tokarahi
2057:Dunback and Makareao
141:Marsden Point Branch
50:Previously KiwiRail-
24:Marsden Point Branch
1582:North Auckland Line
1362:, 21 February 2006.
999:. 30 January 2020.
920:on 24 December 2008
721:Tracks in the North
670:. 27 October 2017.
497:North Auckland Line
423:North Auckland Line
187:North Auckland Line
164:North Auckland Line
2422:Whangarei District
2359:PaeroaâPokeno Line
2296:Under construction
2220:Glen Massey Branch
1689:Donnellys Crossing
1371:Sandra K. Bogart,
1340:on 23 January 2020
1029:on 8 December 2015
973:on 27 January 2016
610:on 23 January 2020
431:benefit-cost ratio
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194:Early 20th century
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453:Passenger traffic
408:Feasibility study
357:New Zealand First
328:New Zealand First
227:, work began and
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2004:Southbridge
1998:Seddonville
1926:Conns Creek
1799:Castlecliff
1514:Kapiti Line
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1150:3 September
1120:3 September
1057:scoop.co.nz
678:22 November
638:Stuff.co.nz
532:Opua Branch
438:Shane Jones
310:Designation
277:would cost
225:World War I
170:, south of
156:New Zealand
145:branch line
115:Track gauge
98:Line length
2411:Categories
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1811:Gracefield
1696:Glen Afton
1683:Dargaville
1488:Main lines
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1176:21 January
1093:6 December
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924:20 January
812:20 October
539:References
239:After the
101:16 km
2153:Tuatapere
2071:Hedgehope
1947:Ferrymead
1845:Moutohora
1678:Cambridge
872:ONTRACK,
760:0110-6155
544:Citations
229:formation
176:Northport
172:WhangÄrei
106:Character
93:Technical
2394:See also
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2099:Mossburn
2078:Kingston
2064:Fernhill
1893:Wanganui
1817:Greytown
1764:TÄneatua
1739:Onehunga
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570:. 2012.
568:KiwiRail
490:See also
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262:Oakleigh
168:Oakleigh
66:Oakleigh
46:KiwiRail
29:Overview
2389:Italics
2186:Wyndham
2167:Waikaka
2160:Waikaia
2146:Tokanui
2139:Tapanui
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2018:Waimate
1987:Rewanui
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287:cutting
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249:Waikato
148:railway
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