Ashhurst railway station
Ashhurst | |||||||||||
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| New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) regional rail | |||||||||||
The station in 2021, showing the barren platform | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | York Street, Ashhurst | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′49″S 175°45′04″E / 40.296934°S 175.751024°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Palmerston North–Gisborne Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Single | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (1) Loop (1) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | None | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 March 1891 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 9 October 1983 (freight) 7 October 2001 (passengers) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1981 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Ashurst until 13 June 1898 | ||||||||||
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Ashhurst Railway Station exists on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line between Palmerston North and the Manawatū Gorge serving the town of Ashhurst. The station was a flag-stop station before being made a formal stop in 1892. The station was sold in 1980 and the buildings and facilities were demolished in 1981, being replaced by a simple concrete shelter (similar to a bus shelter), which was removed after 2013. The station was closed in 2001. No regular passenger service uses the line and there are no-longer any structures at the station, except the passing loop, abandoned platform and a track-workers' hut.