Terrace End railway station

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Terrace End railway station
Map section of North-east Palmerston North, 1906.png
Location of Terrace End Station, 1906 (centre)
General information
LocationMain Street, Palmerston North
New Zealand
Coordinates40°20'48.3"S 175°37'55.9"E
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type2 shelters in 1960 [1]
History
Opened1879
Closed1960

Terrace End railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. [2] [3] 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. [4] 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. [5]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Palmerston North Central Railway Station
Line and station closed
  North Island Main Trunk
New Zealand Railways Department
  Whakarongo Railway Station
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. "Aerial photograph of Memorial Park, Terrace End".
  2. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN   0589013165.
  4. Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 133.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. "Storm Damaged Terrace End Railway Station".