Gowanbridge railway station

Gowanbridge
Gowanbridge railway station
General information
LocationState Highway 6, Gowanbridge
Coordinates41°42′45.49″S 172°33′21.12″E / 41.7126361°S 172.5558667°E / -41.7126361; 172.5558667
Owned byPublic Works Department
Line(s)Nelson Section
PlatformsSingle side
TracksMain line (1)
Sidings (2)
Construction
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1929
Closed17 July 1931

Gowanbridge railway station was a rural railway station that served the small settlement of Gowanbridge in the Tasman District of New Zealand’s South Island. Gowanbridge is located on State Highway 6 at the junction with Gowan Valley Road, and is also passed by on one side by the Buller River. It was one of 25 stations on the Nelson Section, and though completed in 1929, it never saw any revenue service nor was it ever owned or operated by the Railways Department.

Facilities at this station included a platform, stockyards, goods shed, two sidings, and a loading bank. As this was the last station on the line before construction ceased in 1931, it was also a staging point for construction crews and materials, necessitating the erection of several additional buildings for this activity.