Terrace End railway station explained

Terrace End railway station
Country:New Zealand
Address:Main Street, Palmerston North
Coordinates:40°20'48.3"S 175°37'55.9"E
Structure:2 shelters in 1960[1]
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Opened:1879
Closed:12 October 1960
Footnotes: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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aerial photograph of Memorial Park, Terrace End.
  2. Book: New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. 1965. Quail Map Co.. 3 & 4. First.
  3. Book: Pierre, Bill. North Island Main Trunk. 1981. A.H&A.W Reed. Wellington. 0589013165. 289–290.
  4. Book: Scoble, Juliet . Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012 . 2012 . Wellington . 133 .
  5. News: Storm Damaged Terrace End Railway Station.