Durham Road railway station
Durham Road | |||||
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Durham Road railway station 22 May 1950, with dairy factory visible lower left. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mountain Road Norfolk 4388 New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°10′58.3″S 174°13′13.7″E / 39.182861°S 174.220472°E | ||||
| Elevation | 227 metres (745 ft) | ||||
| System | New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) Regional rail | ||||
| Line | Marton–New Plymouth line | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Architect | Vogel-era class 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 17 December 1879 | ||||
| Closed | 19 May 1963 (passenger) 24 January 1966 (freight) | ||||
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Durham Road railway station was a small rural railway station on the Marton–New Plymouth Line in Taranaki, New Zealand. It opened on 17 December 1879 as part of the line's extension from Inglewood towards Stratford. Serving the local farming community south of Inglewood, the station was lightly equipped – typically just a shelter shed, a short passenger platform with a cart access, and a simple loading bank for goods. The station saw light use - primarily from local mixed trains and goods services for the local farm, including a nearby dairy factory. Regular passenger services ended in 1963 while Durham Road remained open for goods services until 24 January 1966.