Greymouth railway station
Greymouth | |||||||||||
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The Great Journeys of New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Midland Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Main line (1) | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1876 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1897 | ||||||||||
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| Designated | 28 June 1990 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 3039 | ||||||||||
Greymouth railway station serves the town of Greymouth, on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is the northwestern terminus of the Midland Line.
Location
The station is on Mackay Street, at the eastern end of the Greymouth town centre.[1] It is at the northwestern end of the Midland Line, where it meets the Hokitika Line.
History
The first station in Greymouth was opened in 1876, as the terminus of a railway between Greymouth and the coalmine at
The station is listed by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I Historic Place. This is due to its architectural quality as a relatively unaltered example of a second-class New Zealand railway station, and its historical significance as a former centre of the regional rail network.[3]
Services
The station is currently served by the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Greymouth Station". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Greymouth Railway Station". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Greymouth Railway Station Footbridge [Relocated]". Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Greymouth". The Great Journeys of New Zealand. Retrieved 30 May 2022.