▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁and ▁completed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁station ▁closed ▁to ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁station ▁had ▁an ▁old ▁shed ▁type ▁of ▁building ▁with ▁paint work ▁in ▁good ▁repair ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁structure ▁was ▁in ▁sound ▁condition . ▁ ▁Also ▁present ▁was ▁the ▁platform , ▁loading ▁banks ▁( high ▁and ▁low ▁level ), ▁cattle ▁yards ▁and ▁sheep ▁pens . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁facilities ▁remaining ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁closed ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁was ▁the ▁sign alling ▁and ▁inter lock ing ▁equipment , ▁the ▁s iding , ▁and ▁the ▁stock y ards . ▁ ▁The ▁sign alling ▁and ▁inter lock ing ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁good ▁condition ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁it ▁having ▁only ▁been ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁therefore ▁recommended ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁retrieved ▁for ▁use ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁s iding ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁" f air ▁order " ▁only ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁maintenance ▁to ▁retain ▁it ▁in ▁use , ▁while ▁the ▁stock y ards ▁were ▁in ▁poor ▁condition ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁recommended ▁that ▁they ▁be ▁sold ▁by ▁tender ▁for ▁removal . ▁ ▁Ball ast ▁p its ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁station ▁opened , ▁the ▁Department ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁extract ▁gra vel ▁from ▁the ▁river bed ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Ru am ah anga ▁River ▁at ▁a ▁site ▁just ▁south ▁of