 The Nelson station was built where the Toi Toi and Washington Valleys met on what had been an undeveloped mudflat.To make the land usable, 15,000 cubic meters of fill was excavated from a hill off Hardy Street to form the yard.Once the land was prepared, sleepers and rails which had been in storage in St. Vincent Street were laid and a class 4 Vogel-type station building was erected.