List of Secondary and Branch Lines
Many secondary and branch lines had junctions with the Main South Line. Below is a list of these lines, all of which are closed unless otherwise noted.
- Bluff Branch (open for freight)
- Catlins River Branch (first 4 km open as the Finegand Industrial Siding)
- Dunback and Makareao Branches
- Fairlie Branch
- Fernhill Branch
- Kaitangata Line
- Kingston Branch (initial portion open for freight as part of the Wairio Branch)
- Kurow Branch
- Methven Branch
- Midland Line (Rolleston to Greymouth, open for both freight and passengers)
- Moeraki Branch
- Mount Somers Branch
- Ngapara and Tokarahi Branches
- Ocean Beach Branch
- Otago Central Railway (first 64 kilometres remain open for passengers: initial four kilometres are an industrial spur and the remaining 60 are owned by the Taieri Gorge Railway)
- Outram Branch
- Port Chalmers Branch (open for freight)
- Roxburgh Branch
- Shag Point Branch
- Southbridge Branch (initial portion remains for freight as the Hornby Industrial Line)
- Tapanui Branch
- Tokanui Branch
- Waikaka Branch
- Waimate Branch
- Waimea Plains Railway
- Walton Park Branch
- Wyndham Branch
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