Marton railway station, Manawatū-Whanganui
Marton railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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Marton Railway Station in 1909 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°05′13″S 175°23′28″E / 40.087°S 175.391°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 180.25 km (112.00 mi) | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 4 February 1878 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | passengers 25 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1 June 1898 and 1 April 1965 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | |||||||||||||||
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Marton railway station was a station and rail junction on the Marton–New Plymouth Line, opened on 4 February 1878. After the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) made a junction to the south of Marton, a new station was built there and the old station renamed and downgraded, in 1898.
The station served Marton, the largest town in the Rangitīkei District, which is in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It is now disused, except for an occasional excursion train. The pedestrian subway linking to the station remains in use.