Nouméa-Païta railway
| Nouméa-Païta railway | |
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Former station platform of Païta | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Suppressed |
| Locale | New Caledonia |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 8 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Closed | 1940 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Single track |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
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The Nouméa-Païta railway was, apart from several narrow gauge industrial railway lines, the only metre-gauge railway line serving New Caledonia. It was opened in December 1914 between Nouméa, the capital, and Dumbéa in 1904 and extended to Païta in 1914. The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) narrow gauge railway traveled the 29 kilometers (18 mi) between the two cities in one hour and fifteen minutes.