Marton railway station, Manawatū-Whanganui
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For the railway station in England, see Marton railway station (Middlesbrough).
Marton railway station was a station and rail junction on the Marton–New Plymouth Line,[1] opened on 4 February 1878.[2] After the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) made a junction to the south of Marton, a new station was built there and the old station renamed and downgraded, in 1898.
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Location | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40.087°S 175.391°E / -40.087; 175.391 | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 141 m (463 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 180.25 km (112.00 mi) | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 4 February 1878 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | passengers 25 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1 June 1898 and 1 April 1965 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | |||||||||||||||
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The station served Marton, the largest town in the Rangitīkei District, which is in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It is now disused,[3] except for an occasional excursion train.[4] The pedestrian subway linking to the station remains in use.[5]