. . . . . "line"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Waimea Plains Railway was a secondary railway line (not a branch line) that linked the towns of Lumsden and Gore in northern Southland, New Zealand. It skirted the Hokonui Hills, and operated as a through route between 31 July 1880 and 1 April 1971, with the short section from Lumsden to Balfour continuing as the Balfour Branch until 15 January 1978."@en . . . . . "Waimea Plains Railway"@en . . . . . . . . . "3642985"^^ . . . "1087372692"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "9149"^^ . . "yes"@en . "The Waimea Plains Railway was a secondary railway line (not a branch line) that linked the towns of Lumsden and Gore in northern Southland, New Zealand. It skirted the Hokonui Hills, and operated as a through route between 31 July 1880 and 1 April 1971, with the short section from Lumsden to Balfour continuing as the Balfour Branch until 15 January 1978."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .