Overton railway station was a very small flag station on the North Island Main Trunk and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.[1][2]
Overton railway station | |||||||||||
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 Overton House and railway station in 1942 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°02′20″S 175°27′16″E / 40.039001°S 175.454322°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 188.69 km (117.25 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 June 1888 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 August 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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It was 5 mi 28 ch (8.6 km) from Marton,[3] opened on 2 June 1888 and closed on 10 August 1959.[4]
History
editThe route of the Hunterville branch (later incorporated into the NIMT) was inspected on foot in 1884[5] and officially opened on Saturday 2 June 1888, when the station was served by two trains a week.[6] By 1894 the branch had two trains a day.[7]
Overton was first noted on 1 May 1888 and a 1 August 1895 note considered the necessity for a flag station. It seems to have had only a plain line until 1897, when it had a passing loop for 6 wagons. In 1898 it had a platform and by 1904 also a shelter shed. The loop was removed in October 1953 and the station closed to all traffic on Monday, 10 August 1959.[3]
Overton House
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In June 1959 it was noted that the station was retained following negotiations with Mr N F Arkwright.[3] Until 1926 the station was surrounded by the Overton estate.[8] The estate was bought about 1882 by Francis Arkwright, who stood as a Member of Parliament for the seat of Rangitīkei, but was defeated in 1887 and 1890. He had a large Tudor revival house built in 1884. In 1990 the House was registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I heritage item, with registration number 187.[9]
References
edit- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine (page 95)
- ^ "MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 December 1884. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "INTERPROVINCIAL. EVENING STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 June 1888. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 October 1894. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Sale Plan: Subdivision of part of Overton Estate". archivescentral.org.nz. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Overton". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
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