This is a list of the stations that were established on the Nelson Section, an isolated 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 Most stations handled passenger traffic until passenger services were withdrawn in 1954, and most also handled freight.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.
Station | Distance (km) | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
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Port Nelson (Wakefield Quay) | 00.00 | Station building preserved by Nelson Railway Society. Currently located at Founders Heritage Park. | |||
Nelson | 01.61 | ||||
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 | ||||
Stoke | 08.67 | ||||
Freezing Works | 11.10 | ||||
Richmond | 13.52 | ||||
Appleby | 15.13 | ||||
Hope | 16.74 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | The second location of Belgrove station was established with the change of route from 1890. | ||
Motupiko | 51.34 | ||||
Mararewa | 56.49 | ||||
Tapawera | 59.22 | ||||
Rakau | 63.73 | ||||
Tadmor | 68.08 | ||||
Kiwi | 76.28 | Station building preserved at Tapawera, housing a museum. | |||
Tui | 81.43 | 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 | ||||
Gowanbridge | 109.50 | Never used for timetabled or revenue traffic. |