Waitara Road railway station
Waitara Road | |||||
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| New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) Regional rail | |||||
Aerial photograph of Waitara Road Railway Station taken 14 August 1950. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Waitara West Crossing | ||||
| Location | 52 Waitara Road Brixton 4382 New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°01′14.6926″S 174°13′16.18003″E / 39.020747944°S 174.2211611194°E | ||||
| Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Waitara Branch | ||||
| Distance | 4.0 km (2.5 mi) from Lepperton | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Architectural style | Vogel class 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1882 (passengers) 1883 (freight) | ||||
| Closed | 29 April 1946 (passengers) 22 February 1999 (freight) | ||||
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Waitara Road railway station is a rural railway station on the modern day Waitara Branch railway serving the small locality of Brixton in New Zealand's Taranaki district. It previously served the Waitara Taranaki Co-operative Dairy Company and plant nurseries Duncan and Davies Ltd.
It is now the main working base for the Waitara Railway Preservation Society who run heritage services on the line.