Ashhurst Railway Station

Ashhurst Railway Station exists on the Palmerston North–Gisborne Line between Palmerston North and the Manawatū Gorge serving the town of Ashhurst. The station existed as a flag-stop station before being made a formal stop in 1892. The station was sold in 1980 and the buildings and facilities were demolished sometime after and replaced with a simple shelter.[1] The station was closed in 2001. No regular passenger service uses the line and there are no-longer any structures at the station; only the abandoned platform remains.

Ashhurst
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) regional rail
The station in 2021, showing the barren platform
General information
Location	York Street, Ashhurst
Coordinates	40.296934°S 175.751024°E / -40.296934; 175.751024
Elevation	72 m (236 ft)
Line(s)	Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
Platforms	Single
Tracks	Mainline (1) Loop (1)
Construction
Structure type	None
History
Opened	7 March 1892
Closed	2001
Rebuilt	post-1980s
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Whakarongo Line open, station closed 7.31 km (4.54 mi)   Palmerston North - Gisborne Line KiwiRail   Woodville Line open, station closed 13.8 km (8.6 mi)

In the 1937-38 financial year, the passenger count was totaled at 7,924.[2]

A number of Railway Cottages were built to the north of the Station on the Manawatu Scenic Route Road level crossing. One of which proved to cause poor visibility at the level crossing and was recommended for removal. The Ashhurst over-bridge was later constructed.[3] As of 2022, three 1920s-scheme houses remain along-side a railway house of the 1930s-50 schemes.

Just over a kilometre east of the station, the line crosses the Pohangina River[4] on a 224 m (735 ft) bridge (No.5),[5] of 8 x 80 ft (24 m) girders,[6] built between 1888[7] and 1890.[8]