Knowledge (XXG)

Ellerslie Racecourse railway station

Source 📝

37: 260: 317: 130:. The racecourse was 4 miles (6.4 km) from the central station, and many race goers travelled by train, though as late as 1910 the journey was sometimes in open coal trucks and goods wagons because not enough passenger carriages were available. 133:
The station or platform opened in January 1874. There was a suggestion in January 1878 that it should move to Greenlane, but the Jockey Club did not agree. It was closed in September 1971. The surfaces of the two
167: 393: 388: 398: 354: 373: 301: 378: 403: 347: 221: 340: 383: 294: 120: 287: 138:
were removed long ago and they are now grassed over, but the concrete abutments facing the tracks are still extant.
147: 194: 63: 36: 127: 259: 324: 271: 267: 367: 135: 116: 111:, New Zealand. The line ran between central Auckland and the suburb (and port) of 236: 223: 316: 112: 108: 195:"Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" 323:
This article about a railway station in New Zealand is a
328: 275: 82: 74: 69: 59: 51: 46: 23: 41:The Ellerslie Racecourse railway station in 1960 394:Railway stations in New Zealand closed in 1971 389:Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1874 348: 295: 8: 399:Auckland Region building and structure stubs 270:-related building or structure article is a 119:today, and is one of the four lines of the 107:was a station on the first railway line in 355: 341: 302: 288: 35: 20: 168:"Auckland Affairs - Race Train Ructions" 374:Defunct railway stations in New Zealand 159: 16:Defunct railway station in New Zealand 7: 379:Buildings and structures in Auckland 313: 311: 256: 254: 126:The platform provided access to the 105:Ellerslie Racecourse railway station 327:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 274:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 202:Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand 14: 404:New Zealand railway station stubs 315: 258: 1: 420: 384:Rail transport in Auckland 310: 253: 148:Greenlane railway station 98: 94: 90: 34: 121:Auckland railway network 193:Scoble, Juliet (2010). 64:North Island Main Trunk 237:36.8916°S 174.8011°E 128:Ellerslie Racecourse 27:Ellerslie Racecourse 233: /  115:. It is called the 47:General information 242:-36.8916; 174.8011 336: 335: 283: 282: 102: 101: 411: 357: 350: 343: 319: 312: 304: 297: 290: 262: 255: 248: 247: 245: 244: 243: 238: 234: 231: 230: 229: 226: 213: 212: 210: 208: 199: 190: 184: 183: 181: 179: 174:. 8 January 1910 164: 39: 21: 419: 418: 414: 413: 412: 410: 409: 408: 364: 363: 362: 361: 309: 308: 268:Auckland Region 251: 241: 239: 235: 232: 227: 224: 222: 220: 219: 217: 216: 206: 204: 197: 192: 191: 187: 177: 175: 166: 165: 161: 156: 144: 42: 30: 29: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 417: 415: 407: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 366: 365: 360: 359: 352: 345: 337: 334: 333: 320: 307: 306: 299: 292: 284: 281: 280: 263: 215: 214: 185: 158: 157: 155: 152: 151: 150: 143: 140: 136:side platforms 100: 99: 96: 95: 92: 91: 88: 87: 84: 80: 79: 76: 72: 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 26: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 416: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 369: 358: 353: 351: 346: 344: 339: 338: 332: 330: 326: 321: 318: 314: 305: 300: 298: 293: 291: 286: 285: 279: 277: 273: 269: 264: 261: 257: 252: 249: 246: 203: 196: 189: 186: 173: 169: 163: 160: 153: 149: 146: 145: 141: 139: 137: 131: 129: 124: 122: 118: 117:Onehunga Line 114: 110: 106: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 68: 65: 62: 58: 54: 50: 45: 38: 33: 22: 19: 329:expanding it 322: 276:expanding it 265: 250: 218: 205:. Retrieved 201: 188: 176:. Retrieved 171: 162: 132: 125: 104: 103: 18: 240: / 228:174°48′04″E 55:New Zealand 368:Categories 225:36°53′30″S 207:11 January 178:14 January 154:References 78:April 1884 172:NZ Truth 142:See also 113:Onehunga 109:Auckland 52:Location 70:History 60:Line(s) 83:Closed 75:Opened 266:This 198:(PDF) 325:stub 272:stub 209:2022 180:2011 86:1973 370:: 200:. 170:. 123:. 356:e 349:t 342:v 331:. 303:e 296:t 289:v 278:. 211:. 182:.

Index


North Island Main Trunk
Auckland
Onehunga
Onehunga Line
Auckland railway network
Ellerslie Racecourse
side platforms
Greenlane railway station
"Auckland Affairs - Race Train Ructions"
"Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations"
36°53′30″S 174°48′04″E / 36.8916°S 174.8011°E / -36.8916; 174.8011
Stub icon
Auckland Region
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Stub icon
stub
expanding it
v
t
e
Categories
Defunct railway stations in New Zealand
Buildings and structures in Auckland
Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1874

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.