Middleton railway station, Wellington region

Following the opening of the Greytown Branch in May 1880, construction of the line northwards steadily progressed towards Masterton.

The first train was able to cross the Waingawa River in late July and a station had been erected at Middleton by the end of August.

The station opened to all traffic along with the Woodside – Masterton section of the line on 1 November 1880.

[2] Freight traffic didn't officially begin until 1881[3] by which time the station had been receiving passenger trains for several months.

The station was last listed in the October 1889 Working Timetable[2] and was closed to all traffic from 1 July 1891.