Keith Road

A new railcar stopping place between Greymouth and Hokitika, on the Ross line was opened for traffic in the middle of February 1965. Situated between South Beach and Paroa, the new station has been named Keith Road. As the new station is near bridge No. 8, marker posts have been installed on the platform to indicate to drivers of double unit railcars when the cars are clear of the bridge. All railcar services operating between Greymouth and Ross and return now stop at Keith Road to pick up or set down passengers.

 

Source : The Express, Vol 2, No 7

 

By 1998 the railcars had long gone. Here Evaluation Car Em 80 operating as train XR-7 approaches what was the Keith Rd railcar stop on 1 October 1998. The platform is to the left of the Evaluation Car.