Andrews Railway Station
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Andrews Railway Station was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line
in New Zealand
. The line ran up the eastern side of the valley until 28 February 1954 when the Melling-Belmont section of the line closed.
Andrews was north of Melling
and the Belmont
stations, but south of Gosse & Co’s siding, on the closed section of line.
. The building at Pitcaithly’s was moved south to Andrews to better serve the population in the rural area on the western side of the valley.
In 1938 the Minister of Railways Dan Sullivan said that moving the station from Pitcaithlys (sic) to Andrews had been decided two years ago, as the settlement in the vicinity of the new station was several times greater than the population adjacent to Pitcaithlys. It did not relate to general improvements to Hutt Valley rail facilities, which had not yet been considered by Cabinet.
Andrews (unlike Pitcaithly’s) was always spelt without an apostrophe.
Wairarapa Line
The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city of Wellington with the Wairarapa region. The line ends at Woodville, where it joins the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The line ran up the eastern side of the valley until 28 February 1954 when the Melling-Belmont section of the line closed.
Andrews was north of Melling
Melling Railway Station
Melling Railway Station is the terminal station on the single track Melling Line in in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The island platform station serves the suburb of Melling...
and the Belmont
Belmont Railway Station, New Zealand
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...
stations, but south of Gosse & Co’s siding, on the closed section of line.
History
Andrews was opened in 1938 to replace Pitcaithly's Railway StationPitcaithly's Railway Station
Pitcaithly’s Railway Station and siding was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line in New Zealand north of Melling, which ran up the western side of the valley until 1954...
. The building at Pitcaithly’s was moved south to Andrews to better serve the population in the rural area on the western side of the valley.
In 1938 the Minister of Railways Dan Sullivan said that moving the station from Pitcaithlys (sic) to Andrews had been decided two years ago, as the settlement in the vicinity of the new station was several times greater than the population adjacent to Pitcaithlys. It did not relate to general improvements to Hutt Valley rail facilities, which had not yet been considered by Cabinet.
Andrews (unlike Pitcaithly’s) was always spelt without an apostrophe.