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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:220px;"
! Station
! Mileage M.ch
! Metrage km
! Elevation ft
! Elevation m
! Opened
! Closed
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Christchurch(2)]]
|0.00
|0.00
|10
|3
|17/05/1880
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Riccarton]]
|1.00
|1.60
|10
|3
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Bryndwr]]
|2.72
|4.67
|213
|65
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Papanui]]
|5.32
|8.67
|74
|23
|26/02/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Styx]]
|6.72
|11.10
|(22)
|(6)
|17/06/1915
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Belfast]]
|8.32
|13.52
|28
|13
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Chaneys]]
|9.32
|15.13
|51
|16
|c.23/04/1895
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kainga]]
|10.32
|16.74
|72
|22
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Kaiapoi]]
|13.16
|21.24
|93
|28
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Eyerton Junction]]
|14.48
|23.50
|123
|36
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Flaxton]]
|17.24
|27.84
|204
|62
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Southbrook]]
|20.22
|32.19
|328
|100
|31/01/1876
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Rangiora]]
|21.16
|34.12
|367
|112
|25/07/1881
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Ashley]]
|22.56
|35.63
|438
|134
|25/07/1881
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Sefton]]
|31.72
|51.34
|621
|189
|16/02/1899
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Balcairn]]
|35.08
|56.49
|529
|161
|22/10/1906
|13/06/1954
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Grays Road]]
|36.64
|59.22
|479
|146
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Amberley]]
|39.48
|63.73
|555
|169
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Greneys Road]]
|42.24
|68.08
|671
|205
|6/08/1906
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Glasnevin]]
|47.32
|76.28
|896
|274
|18/12/1908
|3/09/1955
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Waipara]]
|50.48
|81.43
|1064
|325
|2/09/1912
|3/09/1955
|}


== WAIPARA to PARNASSUS ==
== WAIPARA to PARNASSUS ==

Revision as of 09:24, 24 January 2022

Construction of the Main North Line spanned nearly 100 years with the first portions from Addington to Rangiora in the south built in 1872, and at the northern end from Picton to Blenhein in 1875. The final linking section between Kaikoura and Hundalee was not completed till the end of 1945. Due to its length (348km) the description of the lines construction will be dealt with in 5 sections, roughly aligning with construction phases, but in sequence from the Christchurch end, rather than chronologically.

ADDINGTON to WAIPARA

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Station Mileage M.ch Metrage km Elevation ft Elevation m Opened Closed
Christchurch(2) 0.00 0.00 10 3 17/05/1880 3/09/1955
Riccarton 1.00 1.60 10 3 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Bryndwr 2.72 4.67 213 65 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Papanui 5.32 8.67 74 23 26/02/1876 3/09/1955
Styx 6.72 11.10 (22) (6) 17/06/1915 3/09/1955
Belfast 8.32 13.52 28 13 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Chaneys 9.32 15.13 51 16 c.23/04/1895 3/09/1955
Kainga 10.32 16.74 72 22 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Kaiapoi 13.16 21.24 93 28 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Eyerton Junction 14.48 23.50 123 36 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Flaxton 17.24 27.84 204 62 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Southbrook 20.22 32.19 328 100 31/01/1876 3/09/1955
Rangiora 21.16 34.12 367 112 25/07/1881 3/09/1955
Ashley 22.56 35.63 438 134 25/07/1881 3/09/1955
Sefton 31.72 51.34 621 189 16/02/1899 3/09/1955
Balcairn 35.08 56.49 529 161 22/10/1906 13/06/1954
Grays Road 36.64 59.22 479 146 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Amberley 39.48 63.73 555 169 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Greneys Road 42.24 68.08 671 205 6/08/1906 3/09/1955
Glasnevin 47.32 76.28 896 274 18/12/1908 3/09/1955
Waipara 50.48 81.43 1064 325 2/09/1912 3/09/1955

WAIPARA to PARNASSUS

PARNASSUS to KAIKOURA

KAIKOURA to WHARANUI

WHARANUI to PICTON