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Terrace End railway station
Map section of North-east Palmerston North, 1906.png
Location of Terrace End Station, 1906 (centre)
Location Main Street, Palmerston North
New Zealand
Coordinates 40°20'48.3"S 175°37'55.9"E
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type 2 shelters in 1960
History
Opened 1879
Closed 1960

Terrace End railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The station served the northern suburb of Terrace End in Palmerston North. The station was located adjacent to a gravel pit owned by the Railways Department for ballast production.

The station was opened in 1879, and closed on 21 October 1960. The station was demolished and railway removed in the early 1960s.

The station was damaged when a large storm blew through the city in 1936.


Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Palmerston North Central Railway Station
Line and station closed
  North Island Main Trunk
New Zealand Railways Department
  Whakarongo Railway Station
Line open, station closed
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