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The site of Christchurch's first railway station, on Moorhouse Avenue at the bottom of Madras Street, with the 1960 station building in the background Christchurch's first railway station was built by the Canterbury Provincial Council for its 5 ft 3 in ( 1,600 mm ) broad-gauge railway line between the city and the wharf at Ferrymead, opening on ...
This is a list of railway stations in the Christchurch region of New Zealand.It includes both those still in service and those that have been closed. Included are stations on the following lines: Eyreton Branch, Little River Branch, Main North Line out to Rangiora, Main South Line out to Burnham, Midland Line out to Springfield, Oxford Branch, Southbridge Branch, Whitecliffs Branch.
Christchurch railway station (1862–1886), the original station in Christchurch, Dorset, on the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about railway and public transport stations with the same name.
The first railway to open in Christchurch was the Ferrymead railway, linking the province's main port with Christchurch, a distance of 7 km. With the opening of the Lyttelton rail tunnel in 1867 and subsequent rise of Lyttelton as the region's port, Ferrymead lost its importance and the railway was closed, having outlived its usefulness.
Christchurch was a railway station in Christchurch in Dorset, England.It was opened on 13 November 1862 by the Ringwood, Christchurch and Bournemouth Railway.Becoming part of the London and South Western Railway, it was closed on 30 May 1886, and replaced by the current Christchurch railway station located to the west of the newly created junction with the rail route to Hinton Admiral, New ...
Christchurch Railway Station (former) [342] 386–392 Moorhouse Avenue Christchurch Central City Media related to Christchurch railway station, Moorhouse Avenue at Wikimedia Commons II The Civic [343] 194–198 Manchester Street Christchurch Central City Media related to Civic, Christchurch at Wikimedia Commons II Coachman Inn [344] 144 ...
Vintage Christchurch Boon-built Tram No 178 on the Christchurch Tramway. Trams in New Zealand were a major form of transport from the 19th century into the mid-20th century. New Zealand's first (horse) tramway was established in 1862 , followed by a steam tramway in 1871 , and the first electric tramway in 1900 (Maori Hill, Dunedin).
The Worcester Street route remained linked to the Railway Station after the Dallington and Wainoni routes were assigned to new cross-town services with the Bryndwr and Wharenui routes respectively in October 1955. The number of people needing to access the Railway Station declined along with the use of passenger rail around Christchurch.