Belmont Railway Station, New Zealand
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Belmont Railway Station was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line
until 28 February 1954, when the Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand
was closed and the through line to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa rerouted through the centre of the valley.
The station was opened on 15 December 1875, along with the Haywards Railway Station (now called Manor Park Railway Station). It was 10.22 miles from Wellington, and 54 feet in altitude.It served the suburb of Belmont
, then a rural area. The station initially catered for freight, but after a few months this was discontinued except for that which could be taken in passenger brake vans.
Wairarapa Line
The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city of Wellington with the Wairarapa region. The line ends at Woodville, where it joins the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line...
until 28 February 1954, when the Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
was closed and the through line to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa rerouted through the centre of the valley.
The station was opened on 15 December 1875, along with the Haywards Railway Station (now called Manor Park Railway Station). It was 10.22 miles from Wellington, and 54 feet in altitude.It served the suburb of Belmont
Belmont, Wellington
Belmont is a suburb of Lower Hutt, to the north of Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. It is on the west bank of the Hutt River, on State Highway 2 , the Wellington-Hutt main road, and across the river from the centre of Lower Hutt....
, then a rural area. The station initially catered for freight, but after a few months this was discontinued except for that which could be taken in passenger brake vans.