Queen Street (Levin) railway station

Queen Street railway station
1973 map of Levin showing both stations
General information
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	40.622057°S 175.28763°E / -40.622057; 175.28763
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Distance	Wellington 91.67 km (56.96 mi)
History
Opened	16 July 1956
Closed	17 December 1977[1]
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Koputaroa Line open, station closed 7.89 km (4.90 mi)   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Levin Line open, station open 1.65 km (1.03 mi)

Queen Street (Levin) railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving Levin.^[2][3]

It was a passenger-only stopping place, opened on 16 July,^[4] or 11 June 1956 and closed on 17 December 1977.^[5]

History

The railway through Queen Street was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on Monday 2 August 1886, when trains started to run between Longburn and Ōtaki,^[6] though a special train had run from Longburn to Ohau in April 1886.^[7] The first through train from Wellington to Palmerston North ran on 30 November 1886.^[8]

New Zealand Railways Department took over the line in 1908 and, in 1955, work began on a 16 ft (4.9 m) by 6 ft (1.8 m) Road Services-type shelter, with a light, timber floor and concrete piles, on a timber fronted, 220 ft (67 m) sealed platform, 8 in (20 cm) above rail level, able to take two twin-car sets. It cost £744.1.11. New steps were built in 1963 and the platform was tar sealed.^[4]

Tenders for removal were sought in 1978 and it went in 1985.^[4]

References

1. Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
2. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
3. Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
4. "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
5. Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 107.
6. "MANAWATU RAILWAY COMPANY, LIMITED TIME TABLE. EVENING POST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 July 1886. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
7. "Wellington- ManaWatu Railway. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 27 April 1886. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
8. "WELLINGTON-MANAWATU RAILWAY LINE. NEW ZEALAND TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 November 1886. Retrieved 10 April 2021.