Purewa railway station explained

Purewa
Country:	New Zealand
Coordinates:	-36.8654°N 174.8313°W
Opened:	1930
Closed:	16 April 1947

Purewa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) in Auckland, New Zealand.^{[1] [2]} It was located between Glen Innes station and Ōrākei station.

History

The station was constructed, along with several others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the NIMT via a flatter, faster eastern route^[3] to link up with the original tracks at Westfield Junction. It was closed on 16 April 1947.^[4]

See also

List of Auckland railway stations

Notes and References

1. Book: New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. 1965. Quail Map Co.. 3 & 4. First.
2. Book: Pierre, Bill. North Island Main Trunk. 1981. A.H&A.W Reed. Wellington. 0589013165. 289–290.
3. Web site: Westfield Deviation – One track in use by May. 27 February 2019. 27 February 1929. The New Zealand Herald.
4. Web site: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations. Scoble. Juliet. 2010. Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 11 January 2022.