Since 1983 there have been proposals to extend the Murupara Branch line to Taupo, to tap into the plantation pine forests in the central North Island and in particular those in the Taupo region.
There have been proposals to extend the Murupara Branch line to Taupo, to tap into the plantation pine forests in the central North Island and in particular those in the Taupo region. This was since 1983.