File Records:Otarama

	Kowai_Bush								Otarama							Staircase
Kowai_Bush--Otarama													Otarama--Staircase
2.5km													7.4km

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Name

Alt 1

Alt 2

Alt 3

Date

Details

Railway

Rly 2

Reference

Source

Locality

Island

Sequence

Otarama

-

-

-

23/7/1900

Springfield – Otarama Section opened for traffic.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub 1/12

WRD

Canterbury

S

41215

Otarama

-

-

-

22/8/1904

Goods traffic between Otarama and Staircase Gully.

Midland Railway

-

W 3

PWD

Canterbury

S

41216

Otarama

-

-

-

16/9/1904

Approval to run goods traffic between Otarama and Staircase Gully.

Midland Railway

-

W2278, 06/572

WRD

Canterbury

S

41217

Otarama

-

-

-

27/9/1904

The distance between Otarama and Staircase Gully is 5 miles 8 chains.

Midland Railway

-

W2278, 06/572

WRD

Canterbury

S

41218

Otarama

-

-

-

13/10/1904

Conveyance of passengers between Otarama and Staircase Gully.

Midland Railway

-

W 3

PWD

Canterbury

S

41219

Otarama

-

-

-

5/12/1904

Conveyance of passengers between Otarama and Staircase Gully – forwarding copy of District Engineer's Certificate.

Midland Railway

-

W 3

PWD

Canterbury

S

41220

Otarama

-

-

-

29/10/1906

Otarama – Broken River Section opened for traffic.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub 1/12

WRD

Canterbury

S

41221

Otarama

-

-

-

7/9/1909

Improvements to passenger platform.

Midland Railway

-

W3734/26

WRD

Canterbury

S

41222

Otarama

-

-

-

27/4/1925

1 mile 33 chains from Kowai Bush.  No road access to station.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub3/10

WRD

Canterbury

S

41223

Otarama

-

-

-

27/4/1925

Closed to all traffic.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub3/10

WRD

Canterbury

S

41224

Otarama

-

-

-

27/4/1925

No road access to station.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub1/2

WRD

Canterbury

S

41225

Otarama

-

-

-

27/4/1925

Traffic has always been almost non-existent.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub1/2

WRD

Canterbury

S

41226

Otarama

-

-

-

27/9/1925

At about 34½ miles.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub 1

WRD

Canterbury

S

41227

Otarama

-

-

-

27/9/1925

Mileage 1 mile 33 chains from Kowai Bush.

Midland Railway

-

W3180, Pub 1

WRD

Canterbury

S

41228

Otarama

-

-

-

10/8/1892

7th class station.

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41229

Otarama

-

-

-

12/4/1892

Midland Railway Coy – Springfield – Otarama Section – requesting this may be inspected and passed.

Midland Railway

-

W 3

PWD

Canterbury

S

41230

Otarama

-

-

-

18/5/1896

It has been decided to re-open for goods traffic the Springfield to Otarama Section of the Midland Railway.

Midland Railway

-

W 3337

WRD

Canterbury

S

41231

Otarama

-

-

-

2/2/1899

Otarama – Patterson's Creek – special trains to be run for the Public Works Department.

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41232

Otarama

-

-

-

21/12/1892

Springfield – Otarama Section fit for traffic.  Stations on this section are Kowai Bush and Otarama.

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41233

Otarama

-

-

-

26/12/1892

Otarama flag station opened, 4 miles 54 chains from Springfield.

Midland Railway

-

W 3337

WRD

Canterbury

S

41234

Otarama

-

-

-

26/7/1899

Proposed bridge over drain.

Midland Railway

-

W3734/15

WRD

Canterbury

S

41235

Otarama

-

-

-

3/8/1893

Public Works Department handed over the Springfield Section to the Midland Railway Coy this day..

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41236

Otarama

-

-

-

6/2/1899

Otarama – Patterson's Creek Section is safe for traffic.

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41237

Otarama

-

-

-

6/6/1896

Goods traffic to Otarama.

Midland Railway

-

W2478, 02/1717

WRD

Canterbury

S

41238