Solway railway station
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As part of the Wairarapa station upgrade programme to prepare stations for the SW-class passenger carriages, this station was upgraded between 14 May 2007 and late August 2007.[1][2]
History
When the station was opened along with the line to Masterton on 1 November 1880 it had only a shelter and platform. It was originally named Kurupuni and was located south of Masterton. Later, the station was briefly known as Purakau between 1908 and 1912 when it was renamed Solway.[3] The station was never regarded as being of any great importance but did also handle freight until 1986 with customers including the Wairarapa Electric Power Board and a fertiliser company.
A new car park was built at the station in 2001 by the Masterton District Council as part of a regional programme to "Enhance and expand urban public passenger transport facilities and services".[4][5]
In 2006, it was proposed that the historic Class 6 station shelter shed at Solway be removed to a fenced yard at Carterton Station to make way for a new shelter and the platform improvements. After concern was expressed by local residents the plan was rescinded.[6]
Footnotes
External links
- Passenger timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.
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- Masterton
- Rail transport in Wellington
- Public transport in the Wellington Region
- Buildings and structures in the Wairarapa
- Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1880
- Railway stations in New Zealand closed in 1986