Levin railway station facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Levin
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Levin in 1913
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| Location | Oxford Street, Levin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°37′52″S 175°16′40″E / 40.631236°S 175.277804°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 90.32 km (56.12 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 2 August 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1895, 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Weraroa until 22 April 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Levin railway station is a train station in Levin, a town in the Horowhenua District of New Zealand. It's part of the main railway line that runs through the North Island.
Today, it's a stop for the Capital Connection train. This train helps people travel between Wellington and Palmerston North. Before 2012, another long-distance train called the Overlander also stopped here. It used to connect Wellington all the way to Auckland.
A Look Back in Time
The Levin station first opened way back in 1886. It was built by a company called the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). Back then, it was just a stop along the Wellington-Manawatu Line railway.
The very first station was in the northern part of Levin. But around 1894 or 1895, a new station was built closer to the middle of town. Sadly, in 1909, this second station was destroyed by a fire. A new one was then built about 200 meters (10 chains) further south.
There was also another small station nearby called Weraroa. It was in the southern part of Levin and operated from about 1886 to 1894.
Historic Railway Houses
Did you know that two old houses in Levin used to belong to railway staff? These houses are at 29 Keepa Street and 31 Keepa Street. They are now listed as Class II historic places by Heritage New Zealand. This means they are important buildings from the past!
- 29 Keepa Street
- 31 Keepa Street
