Summit railway station, Wellington Region
Summit | |||||
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| Formerly New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) | |||||
The signal box | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Coordinates | 41°8′41.29″S 175°11′48.93″E / 41.1448028°S 175.1969250°E | ||||
| Owned by | Formerly Railways Department Now Greater Wellington Regional Council | ||||
| Line(s) | Formerly part of Wairarapa line | ||||
| Platforms | None | ||||
| Tracks | Main (2), crossing loops (2), sidings (5) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 October 1878 | ||||
| Closed | 30 October 1955 | ||||
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Summit railway station was at the summit of the Wairarapa line over the Rimutaka Ranges in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island and was where trains were marshalled for a descent down the Rimutaka Incline or for Fell locomotives to be extricated from a train that had ascended the Incline. The station was between Kaitoke and Cross Creek stations on the Wairarapa line. The station was bypassed when the Rimutaka Tunnel was opened.
Summit had no platform or other passenger facilities, did not consign goods or otherwise serve any settlement save for the railway staff based there, and had no road access at any time during its operation.