Weston is a town situated 5 km (3.1 mi) inland from Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand.

However, Holcim has stated a preference for rail transport between the cement works and harbour and would seek to reopen the line to Weston.

[5] The limeworks at Weston were then sold to Parkside Quarries Ltd, who continue to mine lime and Oamaru stone at two sites.

[6] If the Weston Cement Works development goes ahead, new lime/tuff quarries will be established at the western edge of Parkside's operations.

[8] Weston has some of the largest sporting grounds in the Oamaru region, with the Weston Domain having a full size cricket oval, tennis courts, football, and two rugby union fields, accompanied by a large pavilion and public park/recreation area, and is the home to the Valley Sports Club.

Built in 1871 to open up the 64300 hectares (159,000 acres) After closure of the branch in July 1959, the first five km remained as Taylor's Siding, serving Taylor's Limeworks and being renamed "the Waiareka Industrial Line", the line closed in 1997 and the rails were uplifted due to low traffic and deteriorating of the track and sleepers.

[9] If the proposed cement works eventuates, either the harbour at Timaru or Port Chalmers would be used for shipping purposes.

[10] The surviving portion of the land rail corridor between Waiareka Junction and Parkside Quarries currently forms part of the Alps to Ocean Cycle Trail linking Weston to Oamaru.