Halcombe railway station
Halcombe railway station | |||||||||||
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Halcombe railway station about 1878 - drawn by Edith Halcombe | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°08′46″S 175°29′41″E / 40.146058°S 175.49484°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 165.73 km (102.98 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 22 April 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 27 March 1983 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Halcombe railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) in New Zealand, serving the village of Halcombe, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It opened in 1878 and closed in 1983. Originally it was the main intermediate station on the 85 mi 34 ch (137.5 km) Whanganui to Foxton railway. Only a single track remains through the station site, as the passing loops here and at Kakariki were replaced by the Rangitawa loop, 3.03 km (1.88 mi) to the north, on 14 December 1983.