Halcombe railway station

Halcombe railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving the village of Halcombe, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.[2][3]

Halcombe railway station
Halcombe railway station about 1878
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40.146058°S 175.49484°E / -40.146058; 175.49484
Elevation118 m (387 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 165.73 km (102.98 mi)
History
Opened22 April 1878 (1878-04-22)[1]
Closed27 March 1983 (1983-03-27)[1]
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Kakariki
Line open, station closed
5.48 km (3.41 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Maewa
Line open, station closed
7.12 km (4.42 mi)

It opened in 1878 and closed in 1983.

References

  1. Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
  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.


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