ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ fɚɹə wˈaɪl æz ɐ nˈɔːɹθ ænd sˈaʊθ bɹˈæntʃ lˈaɪn, sˈɜːvɪsᵻz wɜː kˈʌt ænd ðə lˈaɪn wʌz, sˈɛkʃən baɪ sˈɛkʃən, səksˈɛsɪvli ɐbˈændənd.
Operating for a while as a North and South branch line, services were cut and the line was, section by section, successively abandoned.