Linton railway station, Palmerston North

Linton railway station
Linton plan 1885. The station was to be in the centre of the town, but only Cook St was built
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°25′37″S 175°32′48″E / 40.426941°S 175.54665°E / -40.426941; 175.54665
Elevation18 m (59 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 124.22 km (77.19 mi)
History
Opened7 July 1885
Closed19 November 1972[1]
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Longburn
Line open,
station closed
5.72 km (3.55 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Tokomaru
Line open,
station closed
5.66 km (3.52 mi)

Linton railway station was a flag station at Linton in Palmerston North on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]

It was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on 7 July 1885; closed to passengers on 21 January 1971 and closed to goods traffic on 19 November 1972.[4] Only a passing loop remains.[5]

  1. ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  4. ^ Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 62.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ "Akers Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 11 April 2021.