[11] Feilding had hoped to be the junction of the North Island Main Trunk and the Marton–New Plymouth line so had made Kimbolton Road exceptionally wide, but that honour went to Marton and Longburn.

[12] J & C Bull built a 5th class station with platform, goods shed, privies and urinals[13] by 28 April 1876.

[14] By July 1876 the rails were in place, linking Palmerston North and Feilding,[15] and ballasting was finished in September.

[16] Two platelayers' cottages and a stationmaster's house were built by Burgess & Thompson in 1877[14] and a ladies waiting room in 1878.

[25] The first Auckland - Wellington through expresses ran on 14 February 1909, taking 19 hours 13 minutes, and stopping at Feilding.