Buckland railway station

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Buckland railway station
Buckland in 1958.jpg
Buckland in 1958
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 37°13′37″S174°55′40″E / 37.226911°S 174.927664°E / -37.226911; 174.927664
Elevation58 m (190 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 625.7 km (388.8 mi)
Tracksdoubled 21 November 1954
History
Opened20 May 1875
Closed2 February 1969
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pukekohe
Line open,
station open
3.06 km (1.90 mi)		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Tuakau
Line open,
station closed
4.39 km (2.73 mi)

Buckland railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving the Buckland settlement south of Pukekohe.

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Buckland was initially a flag station, 33 mi (53 km) south of Auckland. [1] The station opened on 20 May 1875, closed to goods on 19 December 1954, and to passengers and all traffic on 2 February 1969. [2] It was only once considered important enough to be included in the annual returns of stations. [3]

History

By September 1878 Bucklands had a 6th class passenger station and in 1879 a stationmaster's house and 40 ft (12 m) x 30 ft (9.1 m) goods shed were added. There was also a shelter shed, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, loading bank, cattle yards, urinals and a passing loop for 34 wagons. About 1911 the loop was extended to 66 wagons, and in 1912 the line to Tuakau had 10 curves of 10 to 24 ch (1,600 ft; 480 m) radius, reduced to three 30 ch (2,000 ft; 600 m) curves, and the gradient eased from 1 in 40 to 1 in 100, at a cost of £11,000. [4] A veranda was added in 1913. [5] In 1897 it was noted a lamp was needed. However, in 1928 there was a complaint of the platform being too short and the station being unlit. [6] Southern Line fares were extended to Buckland and Tuakau in 1929. [7]

In December 1954 it was noted that the goods shed and siding would shortly be removed and by June 1955 the siding had been removed to allow doubling of the line between Paerata and Tuakau. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (New Zealand Herald, 1882-03-31)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives | 1883 Session I Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March 1883". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "AUCKLAND RAILWAYS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 September 1911. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "BUCKLAND. PUKEKOHE & WAIUKU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 November 1913. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "BUCKLAND NEWS. FRANKLIN TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 April 1928. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "AREA EXTENDS. FRANKLIN TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 12 August 1929. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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