Pitcaithly's Railway Station
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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. It was replaced by Andrews Railway Station
in 1938.
, Gosse and Co’s siding, the Belmont Quarry Co’s Siding (which is not to be confused with the Belmont Railway Station
), and the Silverstream Bridge Railway Station
.
Pitcaithly’s was closed in 1938 and the building moved to to the Andrews Railway Station
south of Gosse and Co’s siding. The distance moved south was about 1.2 km on the sketch map, but 3.65 km (2.3 mi) based on the difference in distance from Wellington (11.13 and 13.40 miles). However Hoy does note that 13.40 miles, the distance of Pitcaithly’s from Wellington, is an approximate mileage only.
Hoy has a photo of the station building at Pitcaithly’s, which is a small Flag Station shelter building with a two-part pitched roof highest at the middle. The name on the building is Pitcaithlys without an apostrophe. Note that in the index, sketch map and Appendix A, Hoy spells the name Pitchaithlys, which appears to be a mistake.
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.
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...
north of Melling, which ran up the western side of the valley until 1954. It was replaced by Andrews Railway Station
Andrews Railway Station
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....
in 1938.
History
Pitcaithly’s was one of several stations opened in 1908 on the Hutt Valley section of the line, along with MellingMelling 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...
, Gosse and Co’s siding, the Belmont Quarry Co’s Siding (which is not to be confused with the Belmont Railway Station
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...
), and the Silverstream Bridge Railway Station
Silverstream Bridge Railway Station
Silverstream Bridge Railway Station was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line in New Zealand from 1908 until 28 February 1954, when the Melling-Belmont section of the line and the first rail bridge at Silverstream was closed...
.
Pitcaithly’s was closed in 1938 and the building moved to to the Andrews Railway Station
Andrews Railway Station
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....
south of Gosse and Co’s siding. The distance moved south was about 1.2 km on the sketch map, but 3.65 km (2.3 mi) based on the difference in distance from Wellington (11.13 and 13.40 miles). However Hoy does note that 13.40 miles, the distance of Pitcaithly’s from Wellington, is an approximate mileage only.
Hoy has a photo of the station building at Pitcaithly’s, which is a small Flag Station shelter building with a two-part pitched roof highest at the middle. The name on the building is Pitcaithlys without an apostrophe. Note that in the index, sketch map and Appendix A, Hoy spells the name Pitchaithlys, which appears to be a mistake.
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.