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Levin railway station

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586: 39: 381:. The first station was built in the northern part of Levin near Tyne Street, and was replaced in 1894–95 by a station near the centre of Levin. In 1909 this station was destroyed by fire, and replaced by a station 10 chains (200m) south. There was a nearby station in the southern part of Levin at Weraroa from c1886 to 1894. 384:
In 1940 a 61y old married man Mr John Hepburn of Ashburton was killed when he slipped off a carriage platform 300 yards (275m) north of the station on 28 July; he was travelling to Palmerston North to visit his sons after attending his brother's funeral in Wellington.
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long-distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North. Prior to the service's cessation in 2012, it was also served by the
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West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company
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Uncommon Carrier: The History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, 1882–1908
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Two former railway (staff) houses in Levin have Class II listing with
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This article about a railway station in New Zealand is a
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pp. 59, 60, 120 (Wellington, Southern Press, 1972)
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long-distance train between Wellington and Auckland.
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Levin
40°37′52″S 175°16′40″E / 40.631236°S 175.277804°E / -40.631236; 175.277804
KiwiRail
North Island Main Trunk
Wellington
KiwiRail
Shannon
Palmerston North
Capital Connection
Ōtaki
Wellington
Queen Street (Levin)
North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
Ōhau
North Island Main Trunk
Levin
Horowhenua District
New Zealand
Capital Connection
Overlander
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company
Wellington-Manawatu Line
Heritage New Zealand
29 Keepa Street
31 Keepa Street
"Accidents: Man killed by train"
"Fall from Train: man runover and killed"
New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society

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