Maewa_railway_station
Maewa railway station
Defunct railway station in New Zealand
Maewa railway station was a tablet station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] A passing loop remains at the station site.[4]
In 1987 the loop was measured to be 157.89 km (98.11 mi) from Wellington,[5] though the old station was slightly further north at 158.61 km (98.56 mi).[2]
Near the former station the Steam Traction Society[6] runs a steam fair for traction engines.[7] Another collection of old vehicles is nearby at Austin Mews.[8]
Also nearby is Feilding Cemetery. The first recorded burial there was in November 1886,[9] though the trustees discussed the neglected state of the cemetery in 1882[10] and the cemetery predated the railway.[11]