Richmond | |
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New Zealand Government Railways Department regional rail | |
General information | |
Location | Queen Street & State Highway 6, Richmond |
Coordinates | 41°20′9.08″S 173°10′52.84″E / 41.3358556°S 173.1813444°E |
Owned by | Railways Department |
Line(s) | Nelson Section |
Platforms | Single |
History | |
Opened | 1876-01-29 |
Closed | 1955-09-03 |
Richmond railway station was a single-platform urban railway station serving the town of Richmond in the Tasman district of New Zealand’s South Island. It was one of 25 stations on the Nelson Section, and existed from 1876 to 1955.
Richmond was, at the time, the second largest town in the district, and accordingly received a station befitting its status. Facilities included a wooden station building (which for several decades also housed a Post & Telegraph Office), two water vats, gangers sheds, stockyards, a 12 wagon backshunt, and a goods shed.