New Zealand - Railway
- Masterton Railway Station from Perry Street
- 1954
- Wairarapa Camera Club Photo
Masterton railway station
- A single-platform, urban railway station serving the town of Masterton in New Zealand's Wairarapa district
- Located at the end of Perry Street, it is one of three stations in Masterton, the others being Renall Street and Solway
- Masterton station is the terminus for Wairarapa Connection passenger services on Metlink's Wairarapa Line from and to Wellington
- The average journey time to Wellington is one hour and forty-three minutes.
- The station building has a ticket office and café; the yard has working freight-handling facilities, a goods shed, a turntable, and engine/railcar shed.
(Reference: Wikipedia)
New Zealand Railway
- Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network
- With a nationwide network of 4,128 km of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands
- Connected by inter-island rail and road ferries
- Has a particular focus on bulk freight exports and imports
- 18 million net tonnes moved by rail annually
(Reference: Wikipedia)
Image source:
Item from Collection: Masterton District Library: Photograph albums from Wairarapa Camera Club (13-32)
https://masterton.spydus.co.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=516285