Tahora, Otago
Tahora, later also known as Parae, is a locality in the Otago region of New Zealand's South Island, about one kilometre north of Owaka located at the Ōwaka River. Previously on a railway line, Tahora was a request stop.[1] Today, there is little trace of the settlement and only parts of the railway formation remains visible.
Railway history
[edit]From 16 December 1895 until 27 February 1971, the village was served by the Catlins River Branch railway that diverged from the Main South Line in Balclutha. It acted as the railway's terminus for just over six months, from when the line from Glenomaru opened until another section to Owaka was added on 22 June 1896. Today, little remains of the railway besides the line's old formation, though nearby is the Hunts Road tunnel that can be walked.[2]
The railway station was renamed Parae to avoid confusion with Tahora in North Island.[3] This change took effect on 1 May 1916.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ordinary trains". Clutha Leader. Vol. XXXII, no. 1998. 23 March 1906. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ Leitch, David; Scott, Brian (1995). Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways (1998 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House. p. 103. ISBN 1-86934-048-5.
- ^ "Locations N – Q". Balclutha Branch, New Zealand Society of Genealogists. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Railways: Change in name of "Tahora" station, Catlins River Branch". Otago Daily Times. No. 16671. 17 April 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- View of Tahora near the traffic bridge, June 1908
- Looking towards Tahora Station, October 1911
- Owaka River below Tahora, January 1916
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