The Nelson Section was an isolated, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge, government-owned railway line between Nelson and Glenhope in the Tasman district of New Zealand's South Island. It operated for 79 years between 1876 and 1955. Unusually for such a line, there was both passenger and freight services for most of its existence, with the latter outlasting the former by only a year.
This line is noteworthy for several reasons, including being the last and only completely isolated section of the government-owned railway network; gaining a reprieve after being closed for the first time until being closed for a second – and final – time; and, its route was chosen to serve existing communities in Nelson's hinterland rather than being constructed to open up new areas for development or serve specific industries.
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