Queen Street (Levin) railway station
Queen Street railway station | |||||||||||
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 1973 map of Levin showing both stations | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′19″S 175°17′15″E / 40.622057°S 175.28763°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 91.67 km (56.96 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 16 July 1956 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 17 December 1977[1] | ||||||||||
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Queen Street (Levin) railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving Levin.[2][3]
It was a passenger-only stopping place, opened on 16 July,[4] or 11 June 1956 and closed on 17 December 1977.[5]
History
[edit]The railway through Queen Street was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on Monday 2 August 1886, when trains started to run between Longburn and Ōtaki,[6] though a special train had run from Longburn to Ohau in April 1886.[7] The first through train from Wellington to Palmerston North ran on 30 November 1886.[8]
New Zealand Railways Department took over the line in 1908 and, in 1955, work began on a 16 ft (4.9 m) by 6 ft (1.8 m) Road Services-type shelter, with a light, timber floor and concrete piles, on a timber fronted, 220 ft (67 m) sealed platform, 8 in (20 cm) above rail level, able to take two twin-car sets. It cost £744.1.11. New steps were built in 1963 and the platform was tar sealed.[4]
Tenders for removal were sought in 1978 and it went in 1985.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 107.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "MANAWATU RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED TIME TABLE. EVENING POST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 July 1886. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Wellington- ManaWatu Railway. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 27 April 1886. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "WELLINGTON-MANAWATU RAILWAY LINE. NEW ZEALAND TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 November 1886. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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