Belmont railway station, Wellington Region

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.

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)
LocationWestern Hutt Road, Lower Hutt
Owned byRailways Department
Line(s)Hutt Valley Line
PlatformsIsland
TracksMain line (1)
History
Opened15 December 1875
Closed28 February 1954

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.[1]

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


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