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The Nelson Section as its name implies, remained an isolated section its whole life. With construction starting in April 1873 on the Nelson Foxhill section, it envisaged a great future with the prospect of linking up with Greymouth and Christchurch via a promised Midland Railway. Construction progress was slow with ultimately 64 miles (just over 100km) constructed over some 50 years.  When all construction ceased in 1930, a gap of only a 42 mile (67km) existed in order to connect with Inangahua, the railhead from Christchurch at the time.
The Nelson Section as its name implies, remained an isolated section its whole life. With construction starting in April 1873 on the Nelson Foxhill section, it envisaged a great future with the prospect of linking up with Greymouth and Christchurch via a promised Midland Railway. Construction progress was slow with ultimately 64 miles (just over 100km) constructed over some 50 years.  When all construction ceased in 1930, a gap of only a 42 mile (67km) existed in order to connect with Inangahua, the railhead from Christchurch at the time.
The following table lists all the stations with their distances from the start (Port) in both Miles ad chains and in kilometres, as well as their elevation in feet and metres, plus opening an closing dates


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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Port]]  
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Port]]  
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|0.00  
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Nelson]]  
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Nelson]]  
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bishopdale]]  
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Bishopdale]]  
|2.72  
|2.72  
|4.67  
|4.67  
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Stoke]]  
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Stoke]]  
|5.32  
|5.32  
|8.67  
|8.67  
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|3/09/1955
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Freezing_Works]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Freezing_Works]]
|6.72
|6.72
|11.10
|11.10
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|3/09/1955
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|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Richmond]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Richmond]]
|8.32
|8.32
|13.52
|13.52
|
|28
|
|13
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Appleby]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Appleby]]
|9.32
|9.32
|
|15.13
|
|51
|
|16
|c.23/04/1895
|c.23/04/1895
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hope]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Hope]]
|10.32
|10.32
|
|16.74
|
|72
|
|22
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Brightwater]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Brightwater]]
|13.16
|13.16
|
|21.24
|
|93
|
|28
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Spring_Grove]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Spring_Grove]]
|14.48
|14.48
|
|23.50
|
|123
|
|36
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Wakefield]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Wakefield]]
|17.24
|17.24
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|27.84
|
|204
|
|62
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Wai-iti]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Wai-iti]]
|20.22
|20.22
|
|32.19
|
|328
|
|100
|31/01/1876
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Foxhill]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Foxhill]]
|21.16
|21.16
|
|34.12
|
|367
|
|112
|25/07/1881
|25/07/1881
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Belgrove]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Belgrove]]
|22.56
|22.56
|
|35.63
|
|438
|
|134
|25/07/1881
|25/07/1881
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Motupiko]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Motupiko]]
|31.72
|31.72
|
|51.34
|
|621
|
|189
|16/02/1899
|16/02/1899
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mararewa]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Mararewa]]
|35.08
|35.08
|
|56.49
|
|529
|
|161
|22/10/1906
|22/10/1906
|13/06/1954
|13/06/1954
|-
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Tapawera]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Tapawera]]
|36.64
|36.64
|
|59.22
|
|479
|
|146
|6/08/1906
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Rakau]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Rakau]]
|39.48
|39.48
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|63.73
|
|555
|
|169
|6/08/1906
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Tadmor]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Tadmor]]
|42.24
|42.24
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|68.08
|
|671
|
|205
|6/08/1906
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kiwi]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kiwi]]
|47.32
|47.32
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|76.28
|
|896
|
|274
|18/12/1908
|18/12/1908
|3/09/1929
|3/09/1929
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Tui]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Tui]]
|50.48
|50.48
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|81.43
|
|1064
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|325
|2/09/1912
|2/09/1912
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kaka]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kaka]]
|55.32
|55.32
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|85.94
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|1208
|
|369
|2/09/1912
|2/09/1912
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Glenhope]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Glenhope]]
|60.19
|60.19
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|96.64
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|1272
|
|388
|24/04/1912
|24/04/1912
|3/09/1955
|3/09/1955
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| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kawatiri]]
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kawatiri]]
|64.10
|64.10
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|103.20
|
|1160
|
|354
|21/06/1926
|21/06/1926
|21/06/1931
|21/06/1931
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| style="text-align: left;" |Gowan_Bridge
| style="text-align: left;" |Gowan_Bridge
|67.03
|67.03
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|109.5
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|1050
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|320
|13/05/1929
|13/05/1929
|24/06/1933
|24/06/1933
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Revision as of 23:31, 18 January 2022

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The Nelson Section as its name implies, remained an isolated section its whole life. With construction starting in April 1873 on the Nelson Foxhill section, it envisaged a great future with the prospect of linking up with Greymouth and Christchurch via a promised Midland Railway. Construction progress was slow with ultimately 64 miles (just over 100km) constructed over some 50 years. When all construction ceased in 1930, a gap of only a 42 mile (67km) existed in order to connect with Inangahua, the railhead from Christchurch at the time.

The following table lists all the stations with their distances from the start (Port) in both Miles ad chains and in kilometres, as well as their elevation in feet and metres, plus opening an closing dates

Station Mileage M.ch Metrage km Elevation ft Elevation m Opened Closed
Port 0.00 0.00 10 3 17/05/1880 3/09/1955
Nelson 1.00 1.60 10 3 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Bishopdale 2.72 4.67 213 65 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Stoke 5.32 8.67 74 23 26/02/1876 3/09/1955
Freezing_Works 6.72 11.10 (22) (6) 17/06/1915 3/09/1955
Richmond 8.32 13.52 28 13 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Appleby 9.32 15.13 51 16 c.23/04/1895 3/09/1955
Hope 10.32 16.74 72 22 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Brightwater 13.16 21.24 93 28 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Spring_Grove 14.48 23.50 123 36 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Wakefield 17.24 27.84 204 62 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Wai-iti 20.22 32.19 328 100 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Foxhill 21.16 34.12 367 112 25/07/1881 3/09/1955
Belgrove 22.56 35.63 438 134 25/07/1881 3/09/1955
Motupiko 31.72 51.34 621 189 16/02/1899 3/09/1955
Mararewa 35.08 56.49 529 161 22/10/1906 13/06/1954
Tapawera 36.64 59.22 479 146 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Rakau 39.48 63.73 555 169 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Tadmor 42.24 68.08 671 205 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Kiwi 47.32 76.28 896 274 18/12/1908 3/09/1929
Tui 50.48 81.43 1064 325 2/09/1912 3/09/1955
Kaka 55.32 85.94 1208 369 2/09/1912 3/09/1955
Glenhope 60.19 96.64 1272 388 24/04/1912 3/09/1955
Kawatiri 64.10 103.20 1160 354 21/06/1926 21/06/1931
Gowan_Bridge 67.03 109.5 1050 320 13/05/1929 24/06/1933
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