Norfolk Road railway station
Norfolk Road | |||||
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Norfolk Road railway station 22 May 1950, with Norfolk school also visible | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Mountain Road Norfolk 4388 New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°12′01.4″S 174°13′44.2″E / 39.200389°S 174.228944°E | ||||
| Elevation | 250 metres (820 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 | 22 February 1963 (all traffic) | ||||
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Norfolk Road railway station was a small rural railway station on the Marton–New Plymouth Line in Taranaki, New Zealand. Opening to all traffic on 17 December 1879 as part of the line's extension from Inglewood towards Stratford, it served the local farming community in the area north of Tariki. 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. It saw limited use and was primarily a stopping place for local mixed trains and goods services rather than main express services. The station closed to all traffic in 1963.