Stratford railway station, New Zealand
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The Stratford Railway Station and railway yards in 1901. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 420 Broadway Stratford 4332 New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°20′48.1482″S 174°17′17.8224″E / 39.346707833°S 174.288284000°E | ||||
| Elevation | 303 metres (994 ft) | ||||
| System | New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) Regional rail | ||||
| Lines | Marton–New Plymouth line, Stratford–Okahukura line | ||||
| Distance | 160.73 kilometres (99.87 mi) from Marton | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Parking | yes | ||||
| Architectural style | Mid-century Modern | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 17 December 1879 | ||||
| Closed | 21 January 1983 (passengers) | ||||
| Rebuilt | 12 December 1961 | ||||
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Stratford Railway Station is a historic railway station in Stratford, a town in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It serves as a junction on the Marton–New Plymouth Line and Stratford–Okahukura Line (originally called the Toko Branch). Opened in 1879, Stratford station was a key transport hub for over a century, witnessing significant regional development and social events. The station was relocated in the early 1960s to a new site and remained in use for passenger services until 1983. Today, it is no longer served by scheduled passenger trains, but the station building and rail yard survive, and it sees regular freight traffic.