HRS §273-5
Maximum width of land a railway can take
A railway that is legally allowed to take land for its line cannot take more than 100 feet of width. But it can take more if it needs extra space for things like turning trains, stations, embankments, or buildings. This section sets the limit and the exceptions.
The statute, as written — Width of land taken
The lands to be taken or used for the line of any railway lawfully authorized, shall not exceed one hundred feet in width, except where greater width is necessary for engines or carriages to turn, stand in, or pass each other, or for stations, or for raising embankments, or for crossing valleys or low grades, or for cutting through high grounds, or for the erection or establishment of any fixed or permanent wharf, warehouse, tollhouse, machinery, or other building or erection, or for excavating, removing, or depositing earth or other material.
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