Tui railway station

Tui
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
General information
LocationTui Road, Tasman District, New Zealand
Coordinates41°32′18.58″S 172°43′29.88″E / 41.5384944°S 172.7249667°E / -41.5384944; 172.7249667
Owned byRailways Department
Line(s)Nelson Section
PlatformsSingle side
TracksMain line (1)
Loops (2)
History
Opened2 September 1912
Closed3 September 1955
Previous namesManu

Tui railway station was a rural railway station that served the small farming settlement of Tui in the Tasman District of New Zealand’s South Island. It was one of 25 stations on the Nelson Section, and lasted from 1912 to 1955.

Facilities at this station included: stockyards, accessed via a 22-wagon backshunt; two loops, having a 37 and 27 wagon capacity respectively; a station building; a main goods shed with dimensions of 30 by 20 feet (9.1 m × 6.1 m) and a second smaller goods shed; a loading bank; an outhouse; a railway house (for many years occupied by the local surfaceman); and a water vat.