Purewa railway station
Purewa | |
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![]() Purewa railway station, c. 1930-1947 | |
General information | |
Location | New Zealand |
Coordinates | 36°51′55″S 174°49′53″E / 36.8654°S 174.8313°E |
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
History | |
Opened | 1930 |
Closed | 16 April 1947 |
Purewa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] It was located between Glen Innes station and Ōrākei station.
History
[edit]The station was constructed, along with several others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the NIMT via a flatter, faster eastern route[3] to link up with the original tracks at Westfield Junction. It was closed on 16 April 1947.[4]
See also
[edit]List of Auckland railway stations
References
[edit]- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ "Westfield Deviation – One track in use by May". The New Zealand Herald. 27 February 1929. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2022.