STRATFORD-WHANGAMOMONA RAILWAY.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13510, 2 July 1914, Page 6

STRATFORD-WHANGAMOMONA RAILWAY.

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Whangamomona, July 1

The formal opening of the- StratfordMain Trunk railway to Whangamomona took place this afternoon. _ The Minister for Railways (Mr Herries) performed tho ceremony. There was a large gathering of settlers and visitors. The line is now available for regular passenger traffic for a distance of 37 miles from Stratford.

Beyond the present terminus construction work is in hand for a distance of seven miles. Further on there is a 'stretch of extremely, difficult country to be negotiated before a junction can be effected with the line which is in course of construction from the North Island Main Trunk railway at Okahukura.