Queen Street (Levin) railway station

Queen Street (Levin) railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving Levin.

[2][3] It was a passenger-only stopping place, opened on 16 July,[4] or 11 June 1956 and closed on 17 December 1977.

[5] The railway through Queen Street was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on Monday 2 August 1886, when trains started to run between Longburn and Ōtaki,[6] though a special train had run from Longburn to Ohau in April 1886.

[7] The first through train from Wellington to Palmerston North ran on 30 November 1886.

[8] New Zealand Railways Department took over the line in 1908 and, in 1955, work began on a 16 ft (4.9 m) by 6 ft (1.8 m) Road Services-type shelter, with a light, timber floor and concrete piles, on a timber fronted, 220 ft (67 m) sealed platform, 8 in (20 cm) above rail level, able to take two twin-car sets.