Bunnythorpe railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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 Bunnythorpe about 1916 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′01″S 175°37′54″E / 40.283532°S 175.631532°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 144.75 km (89.94 mi) | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 19 October 1876 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | Passengers 13 April 1985 Goods 6 December 1981 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | |||||||||||||||
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Bunnythorpe railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand,[1][2] serving the village of Bunnythorpe.[3]
The station opened on 19 October 1876 and closed on 6 December 1981 for goods traffic. When closed for passengers on 13 April 1985, the crossing loop was relocated to Taonui.[4]
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ "Bunnythorpe, Manawatu-Wanganui". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)