Rigney (New Zealand)
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 43 ′ S , 169 ° 28 ′ E | |
| Region ISO | NZ-OTA | |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| region | Otago | |
| District | Central Otago District | |
| Ward | Roxburgh Ward | |
| Residents | few | |
| height | 84 m | |
| Post Code | 9572 | |
| Telephone code | +64 (0) 3 | |
Rigney is a small two-farm settlement in the Central Otago District of the Otago Regionon the South Island of New Zealand .
geography
The settlement is about 9 km south-southeast of Millers Flat and about 7 km north of Raes Junction on the east bank of the Clutha River . The settlement is connected by secondary roads with these places and the Beaumont settlement around 12 km south-southeast . Roxburgh and Lawrence , as the two closest towns, are each around 25 km away and can be reached on New Zealand State Highway 8 via Millers Flat .
history
On December 16, 1925, the railroad with the Roxburgh Branch , a branch line of the Main South Line , reached the settlement with a stop. On June 1, 1968, the entire railway line was shut down and subsequently dismantled.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed August 30, 2017 .
- ^ David Leitch, Brian Scott : Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways . Grantham House , Wellington 1998, pp. 100 (English).
- ↑ Geoffrey B. Churchman, Tony Hurst : The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History . HarperCollins , Auckland 1991, pp. 204 (English).