Ahukini Terminal and Railway
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The Ahukini Terminal and Railway is a former narrow gauge
railroad company in Hawaii
, United States
. It operated a gauge, 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) long line from the port of Anahola to Lihue on the east coast of the island of Kauai
. It did not have a connection to the other railroad on the island, the Kauai Railway
, built in the same track gauge. The railroad was opened 1920 and acquired in 1932 by local customers. The last train ran in 1959.
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
railroad company in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It operated a gauge, 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) long line from the port of Anahola to Lihue on the east coast of the island of Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
. It did not have a connection to the other railroad on the island, the Kauai Railway
Kauai Railway
The Kauai Railway is a former narrow gauge railway company in Hawaii, United States. It was created 1906 and operated a long railroad line in the track gauge of from Port Allen to Koloa and Kalaheo on the south coast of the island of Kauai...
, built in the same track gauge. The railroad was opened 1920 and acquired in 1932 by local customers. The last train ran in 1959.