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Karere railway station

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The station was important for the district's growing industries, especially those of forestry and flax. Local goods were transported from the station to Foxton's port where they were shipped to a larger centre. The station's freight facilities were expanded in 1930 to meet the area's growing demand
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The Foxton branchline was closed and ripped up in 1959. The concrete station platform is one of the few remains of the line, and can be found along
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In 1936 the station's passenger shelter was destroyed by a cyclone and not rebuilt. The cyclone also damaged the
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in the Manawatū region of New Zealand. It served the branch line from 1873 until the line's closure in 1959.
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for transport. These improvements included accommodations for livestock transportation.
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This article about a railway station in New Zealand is a
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Passenger shelter (destroyed in 1936), cattle yards
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40°23′31″S 175°31′27″E / 40.39194°S 175.52417°E / -40.39194; 175.52417
Foxton Branch
Foxton Branch Line
Palmerston North
Terrace End Railway Station
Palmerston North
State Highway 58
"Cattle Yards Wanted for Karere Station"
"Karere requirements"
"Railway facilities - Loading at Karere - Warning device at Longburn"
"Storm Damaged Karere Railway Station"
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Defunct railway stations in New Zealand
Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui
Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1873
Railway stations in New Zealand closed in 1959
New Zealand railway station stubs

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