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Terrace End railway station

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Terrace End railway station
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
Closed12 October 1960
Notes
Previous Station: Palmerston North Central Station
Next Station (NIMT): Bunnythorpe Station
Next Station (PNGL): Whakarongo Station

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

References

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  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".