File Records:Balfour
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| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 15/4/1901 | Additional siding accommodation. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3734/16 | WRD | Southland | S | 3257 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1890 | Mileage 27 miles chains from Gore Junction. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | R4, 90/2780 | WRD | Southland | S | 3258 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1890 | Platform provided. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3259 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1892 | Second goods shed provided. Both sheds 40 feet by 30 feet. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3260 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1899 | Cattle yards provided. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3261 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1899 | Stationmaster appointed. Station now has a Post Office. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3262 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1901 | Extra siding provided. Capacity of sidings 68, 35, and 33 wagons. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3263 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1912 | Post Office removed from station building to a new Post Office building. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3264 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1912 | Verandah provided. Additions to sidings. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3265 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 11/7/1907 | Additional Post Office accommodation required. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3734/23 | WRD | Southland | S | 3266 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 5/5/1911 | Provision of a verandah. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3734/28 | WRD | Southland | S | 3267 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 19/11/1912 | Post Office removed from railway station. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | Mails by Rail in NZ | R Startup | Southland | S | 3268 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 17/12/1912 | Connection of station with telephone exchange. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3734/29 | WRD | Southland | S | 3269 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 4/3/1913 | Improvements to road access to station. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3734/30 | WRD | Southland | S | 3270 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 10/1921 | Caretaker appointed in place of stationmaster. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3271 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 15/10/1921 | Stationmaster withdrawn, caretaker appointed. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | 00/2107/1 | NZRLS | Southland | S | 3272 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 14/3/1930 | Electricity used to light stockyards (one lamp). | Waimea Plains Branch | - | Card | RHT | Southland | S | 3273 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 21/6/1937 | Electricity used to light platform. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | Card | RHT | Southland | S | 3274 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 2/11/1947 | Mileage 10 miles 0 chains from Lumsden. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Southland | S | 3275 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 27/4/1949 | Three additional lights provided. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | Card | RHT | Southland | S | 3276 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 5/1949 | Stationmaster appointed. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3277 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 26/7/1955 | Business carried on from the office of one of the goods sheds. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3278 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 26/7/1955 | Station completely destroyed by fire this morning. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3279 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 26/7/1955 | Fire in station. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W2382, 039 | WRD | Southland | S | 3280 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 27/9/1956 | A new station building for Balfour is to be built at the workshops at Invercargill, to replace the building destroyed by fire in 7/1955. A verandah is to be provided on one side. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3281 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 27/8/1957 | Four additional lights provided. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | Card | RHT | Southland | S | 3282 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 10/1957 | Tenders called for the construction of a new station building. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3283 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 2/1959 | Stationmaster withdrawn. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3284 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 15/1/1978 | Closed to all traffic. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | 00/2107/1 | NZRLS | Southland | S | 3285 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/4/1899 | Stationmaster in charge – railway and postal work. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Southland | S | 3286 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/7/1898 | Erection of sheep loading yards. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3287 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Accommodation 4th class station with luggage and lamp room, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods sheds 41ft x 31ft and 40ft x 30ft, loading bank. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Southland | S | 3288 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Loop 36 wagons. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Southland | S | 3289 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 10/1/1890 | Asking that a passenger platform be provided. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3290 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 14/5/1889 | Want of platform at Balfour Siding. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3291 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 19/7/1893 | Approval for shelter shed to be provided. Station at present has a platform but no shelter shed. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | R4, 98/3369 | WRD | Southland | S | 3292 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 22/1/1889 | Recommending extension of Balfour Siding. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3293 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 26/4/1888 | Proposing to alter name of Longridge siding to Balfour. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3294 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 4/8/1891 | Approval for goods shed at Kingston Wharf to be removed to Balfour, estimate £82. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | R4, 98/3369 | WRD | Southland | S | 3295 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 5/1889 | Longridge station renamed Balfour. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3296 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 6/11/1889 | Want of sheep yards at Balfour. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3297 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 8/6/1898 | Erection of sheep yards. | Waimea Plains Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Southland | S | 3298 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 10/1901 | Extension to loop – now loop 35 wagons, loop 33 wagons – total 68 wagons. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3299 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/11/1902 | Loop 35 wagons, loop 33 wagons. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3300 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/11/1902 | Stationmaster's house. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3301 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1888 | Goods shed provided. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/9 | WRD | Southland | S | 3302 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1890 | Passenger platform provided. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/9 | WRD | Southland | S | 3303 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 21/4/1911 | Chief Engineer asked to provide a verandah. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3304 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 9/1912 | Siding additions cost £125. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3305 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 15/10/1921 | Closed as an officered station. Caretaker appointed. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3306 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 30/5/1949 | Opened as an officered station. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3307 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 27/7/1955 | Station destroyed by fire yesterday morning. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3308 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 25/5/1956 | Plans being prepared for new station. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3309 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 10/1957 | Tender of Tidey Brothers, Lumsden, accepted for the construction of the new station. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3310 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 28/2/1959 | Closed as an officered station. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3311 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/10/1899 | Cattle yards erected. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3312 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/10/1899 | Stationmaster appointed. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3313 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/5/1890 | Accommodation passenger platform, cart approach to platform. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3314 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 1/7/1892 | Second goods shed provided, 30 feet by 20 feet. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3315 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 13/5/1889 | Longridge station renamed Balfour. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3316 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 18/12/1889 | Application for sheep yards declined. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3317 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 24/1/1890 | Platform provided. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3318 |
| Balfour | Longridge | - | - | 5/8/1894 | 4th class station building. | Waimea Plains Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Southland | S | 3319 |