New Zealand Railways Corporation retained ownership over the trackbed in the hopes that forestry proposals would come to fruition, and some rails were still in place during the 1990s. In most places track and bridges have been removed, though evidence of the bridge piles and ballast remain. A loading bank and rails under a loading chute exist in Kaikohe, and in Ōkaihau, the flat area of the yard, the tunnel leading to Rangiahua and the platform are very apparent. For much of the line's length, its formation is quite obvious and includes embankments and cuttings. At Rangiahua State Highway 1 is where the rails used to be, with a loading bank to the west and a platform to the east. The corridor is still owned by the Railways Corporation. Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail A proposal was made by the Kaikohe Rau Marama Community Trust to convert the trackbed between Ōkaihau and Kaikohe into a walking and cycling track, much like the Otago Central Rail Trail and the Little River Rail Trail in the South Island. This was to be the first step in a plan to establish a rail trail through to the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway in Kawakawa. of the line was opened in 2013 as the first part of the Twin Coast Cycle Trail from Opua to Horeke, which opened fully in 2017. See also North Auckland Line Dargaville Branch Donnellys Crossing Section/Branch Marsden Point Branch Onerahi Branch Opua Branch References Citations Bibliography Hermann, Bruce J; North Island Branch Lines p 4 (2007, New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society, Wellington) External links 1969 timetable Closed railway lines in New Zealand Far North District Rail transport in the Northland Region Railway lines opened in 1923 Railway lines closed in 1987 Railway lines in New Zealand 1923 establishments in New Zealand