Tahakopa

Tahakopa

Tahakopa is a small settlement in The Catlins, an area of the southern South Island of New Zealand. It is located 25 kilometres northeast of Waikawa on the Tahakopa River. On 17 February 1915, Tahakopa became the terminus of the Catlins River Branch railway and retained this status until the branch line was closed on 27 February 1971. From the line's opening until 12 August 1956, a railway locomotive depot was based in the village. The old station building and goods shed still stand today.

Coordinates: 46°31′S 169°23′E / 46.517°S 169.383°E / -46.517; 169.383


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/1/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.