Cliff Road railway station

Cliff Road railway station
Cliff Rd railway station - left 1942, right 1971
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°04′20″S 175°25′06″E / 40.072212°S 175.418226°E / -40.072212; 175.418226
Elevation94 m (308 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 183.58 km (114.07 mi)
History
Opened2 June 1888
Closedpassengers by 10 August 1959
goods 25 April 1982
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Overton
Line open, station closed
5.11 km (3.18 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Marton
Line open, station closed
3.33 km (2.07 mi)

Cliff Road railway station was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2] It opened in 1888 and closed in 1982.[3] Only a single track now passes through the station site and no buildings remain.[4]

  1. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  2. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  3. ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Basemaps". basemaps.linz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.