Journey

 

The local railway station is usually very busy. Every day it rocks in to drop off and pick up passengers for the Tranz Alpine from Greymouth to Christchurch.

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Leisuretime

Part of the Greymouth railway station is services via the TranzAlpine - this is where people can board the train from for their journey to Christchruch. Alot of tourist buses stop here and drop them off for their stay in town. 

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Greymouth Railway Station

 

So Greymouth has alot of heritage buildings, some in not so good condition and others still looking like the day they were built.

This baby is situated pretty much in amongst supermarkets and restaurants and was first opened in 1876 with the purpose of being used back and forth between town and the Brunner Mine.

Once the rail system on the West Coast grew, this station became the centre of the railway network and started being used for the goods network from the main port area.

As it became busier it was rebuilt in the 1890s and was re-opened in 1897 but what was done became in adequate and extra facilities were added several times in the 1900s. These days it's used for the TransAlpine train tours between Greymouth and Christchurch - it's sort of a feature and is a category 1 place by Heritage NZ.

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