Belmont railway station, Wellington Region

(Redirected from Belmont railway station, New Zealand) Defunct railway station in New Zealand This article is about the former station in New Zealand. For other stations called Belmont, see Belmont railway station.

Belmont
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
General information
Location	Western Hutt Road, Lower Hutt
Owned by	Railways Department
Line(s)	Hutt Valley Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	Main line (1)
History
Opened	15 December 1875
Closed	28 February 1954

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.

References

Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 15,93

v t e Stations on the Wairarapa Line
Original route	Te Aro Lambton Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Lower Hutt Melling Belmont Andrews Pitcaithly's Haywards Silverstream Bridge Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Mangaroa Kaitoke Summit Cross Creek Pigeon Bush Featherston Fernside Woodside Junction Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Current route	Wellington Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Ava Woburn Waterloo Epuni Naenae Wingate Taitā Pomare Manor Park Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Maymorn Featherston Fernside Woodside Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Italics indicates stations that have closed to passengers

41°11′27.74″S 174°55′39.91″E / 41.1910389°S 174.9277528°E / -41.1910389; 174.9277528

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