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List of Nelson railway stations

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This is a list of the stations that were established on the Nelson Section, an isolated 96 kilometres (60 mi) long railway in the Tasman district of New Zealand’s South Island. Most stations handled passenger traffic until passenger services were withdrawn in 1954, and most also handled freight. One, Gowanbridge, was never used in revenue service, and Kawatiri had a relatively short lifespan of only 5 years and 21 days. All stations, other than Gowanbridge and Kawatiri, were closed along with the line on 3 September 1955.

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Station Distance (km) Opened Closed Notes
Port Nelson (Wakefield Quay) 00.00 17 May 1880 3 September 1955 Station building preserved by Nelson Railway Society. Currently located at Founders Heritage Park.
Nelson 01.61 29 January 1876 3 September 1955
Hampden St. Crossing - Listed in some Working Timetables as a place where the train could stop if required for school students to disembark. Not a real station.
Bishopdale 04.67 29 January 1876 3 September 1955
Stoke 08.67
Freezing Works 11.10 April 1909
Richmond 13.52 29 January 1876
Appleby 15.13 23 April 1895
Hope 16.74 29 January 1876
Brightwater 21.24
Spring Grove 23.50 Station building preserved by Nelson Railway Society. Renamed to "Grove Station" and located at the end of Sovereign Street.
Wakefield 27.84
Wai-iti 32.19
Foxhill 34.12 25 July 1881
Belgrove c35.63 c.1890 First location of this station was about 100 metres south-west of the highway due to the original route chosen for the railway which was later changed. Station building preserved at Belgrove.
Belgrove 35.63 c.1890 3 September 1955 The second location of Belgrove station was established with the change of route from 1890.
Motupiko 51.34 16 February 1899
Mararewa 56.49 22 October 1906
Tapawera 59.22 6 August 1906
Rakau 63.73
Tadmor 68.08
Kiwi 76.28 18 December 1908 Station building preserved at Tapawera, housing a museum.
Tui 81.43 2 September 1912 Station building preserved by Nelson Railway Society. Located near Miyazu Japanese Gardens, Nelson.
Kaka 85.94
Glenhope 96.64 Station building preserved, at original location.
Kawatiri 103.20 21 June 1926 21 June 1931
Gowanbridge 109.50 August 1930 3 October 1932 Never used for timetabled or revenue traffic.

See also

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References

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  • Quail Map Company (1993). Yonge, John (ed.). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). England: The Quail Map Company. p. 17. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
  • O’Donnell, Barry (2005). When Nelson Had A Railway: The Life And Death Of New Zealand’s Last Isolated Railway 1876–1955. Wellington: Schematics Limited. ISBN 0-476-01119-1.