Mercer railway station | |
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 1910 Mercer station viewed from east with Waikato River in middle distance. Price, William Archer, 1866–1948 Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-001041-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mercer New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°16′39″S 175°02′52″E / 37.27750°S 175.04778°E |
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| Tracks | double track from 11 November 1951[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 May 1875 |
| Closed | 1986 |
Mercer railway station in Mercer, New Zealand, is 72 km from Auckland and 609 km from Wellington on the North Island Main Trunk line. It opened on 20 May 1875 and was closed to passengers about 1970 and to goods in the 1990s. It burnt down in 1879[2] and also in 1900.[3] Until 1958 it was the first refreshment stop south of Auckland.[4]
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (4th ed.). Exeter: Quail Map Co. 1993. p. 4. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ Papers Past Hawke's Bay Herald, 20 May 1879
- ^ Papers Past NZ Herald 8 Feb 1901
- ^ Te Ara – Waikato Heads to Meremere