to prohibit its use. The line was not formally closed as this required written permission from the appropriate government minister. The track remained in place and the line was mothballed following this announcement. Expressions of interest in a rail link from industrial businesses in the Castlecliff area prompted KiwiRail to investigate the possibility of reopening the line and the line was subsequently upgraded and reopened in 2010. In October 2010 it was announced the line was to reopen, as the terminus of a new inland port for Port Taranaki, serving the Open Country diary factory in Castlecliff. The line was subsequently upgraded and reopened in 2011. See also Marton-New Plymouth Line North Island Main Trunk Foxton Branch Raetihi Branch Toanui Branch Whanganui Branch References Citations Bibliography Railway lines in New Zealand Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui Whanganui Railway lines opened in 1885