Dargaville
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Dargaville is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. Dargaville is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of Whangārei, and 174 kilometres (108 mi) north of Auckland.
Victoria Street in Dargaville (2015)
Gumdigger statue at Dargaville
Boats moored near central Dargaville
Hokianga Road, one of the main roads in Dargaville township
Dargaville Branch
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The Dargaville Branch is a branch line railway that leaves the North Auckland Line not far south of Whangarei and runs westward to Dargaville. Construction of this relatively short line took approximately two decades, and when it was completed, it linked the now closed Donnellys Crossing Section with the national rail network. The branch has been closed to all traffic since 2014 and is currently used by a tourist railcart operation.
Goods wagons for logs in Dargaville railway yard, 2010.
Junction of the Dargaville Branch and North Auckland Line in Waiotira, 2010. The line to Dargaville branches off to the left, while the main line curves to the right towards Whangārei.
Dargaville railway station in 2018. The structure at left is the remaining structures from 1943 (the main station building having been demolished); the newer office at right was added for the railcart service.
Dargaville yard in use for tourist railcarts in 2018; in the foreground is a small turntable to turn the railcarts.