Fernside | |||||
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| New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) regional rail | |||||
 Fernside station site in 2009. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Algies Road, Fernside, New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 41°5′15.2″S 175°21′39.4″E / 41.087556°S 175.360944°E | ||||
| Owned by | Railways Department | ||||
| Line(s) | Wairarapa Line | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Tracks | Main (x 1) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 14 May 1880 | ||||
| Closed | 26 September 1940 (freight)[1] 30 March 1975 (passengers)[1] | ||||
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Fernside railway station was a flag station that served the small rural community of Fernside, north-east of Featherston in New Zealand’s North Island. It was located on the Wairarapa Line near the southern bank of the Tauherenikau River. The station opened to traffic in 1880 and closed nearly a century later in 1975.