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Parnassus railway station, 1917

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Parnassus railway station, 1917

Until 1912 the main railway north of Christchurch ended at Parnassus. By 1917, when this photograph was taken, the link through to Marlborough was being built. It was not completed until 1945.

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John Wilson, Canterbury places – Cheviot district, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10135/parnassus-railway-station-1917 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.