Terrace End railway station | |||||
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Location of Terrace End Station, 1906 (centre) | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Main Street, Palmerston North New Zealand | ||||
Coordinates | 40°20'48.3"S 175°37'55.9"E | ||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | 2 shelters in 1960 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1879 | ||||
Closed | 12 October 1960 | ||||
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Terrace End railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The station served the northern suburb of Terrace End in Palmerston North. The station was located adjacent to a gravel pit owned by the Railways Department for ballast production.
The station was opened in 1879, and closed on 21 October 1960. The station was demolished and railway removed in the early 1960s.
The station was damaged when a large storm blew through the city in 1936.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Palmerston North Central Railway Station Line and station closed |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Whakarongo Railway Station Line open, station closed |
References
- "Aerial photograph of Memorial Park, Terrace End".
- New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 133.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Storm Damaged Terrace End Railway Station".
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