Beach railway station, Lower Hutt
Beach railway station was a station on the privately owned but government operated Hutt Park Railway in Petone, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island. It was located at the junction of the Wairarapa Line and the Hutt Park Railway, a short distance south of the government-owned Petone railway station.
Beach | |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Government Railways Department | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 41°13′28.25″S 174°51′32.68″E |
| Owned by | Hutt Park Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Hutt Park Railway |
| Platforms | None |
| Tracks | Branch line (1) |
| Construction | |
| Parking | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 6 February 1885 |
| Closed | 19 November 1915 (Victoria Street) 31 January 1950 (Beach) |
| Previous names | Petone Junction, Petone Beach |
It was established by the privately held Hutt Park Railway Company to serve race trains between Wellington and the Hutt Park Racecourse, and was intended to be used by patrons living in the vicinity, as well as those wishing to connect with government run services on the Wairarapa Line.
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