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Auckland Railway Station general plan, November 1886

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New Zealand Railways, Auckland Station general plan , November 1886, Pen and ink on paper, hand coloured, Cartographic Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library, Reference: MapColl-832.1291gme/1886/Acc.46766

Auckland Railway Station general plan, November 1886

Building the rail network in New Zealand was a complex and expensive undertaking but an important one in developing the infrastructure and ultimately the industrial growth of New Zealand.

This map shows the plan of the original Auckland railway station located next to the waterfront in November 1886.

Permission of the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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