Whangarata_railway_station

Whangarata railway station

Whangarata railway station

Defunct railway station in New Zealand

Whangarata railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk, and in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It was originally known as Wangarata.

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The station was opened on 20 May 1875, and was closed on 3 October 1966.[1]

Whangarata was a flag station, 37 mi (60 km) south of Auckland.[2] It was on a steep gradient,[3] 618.4 km (384.3 mi) north of Wellington, 3.17 km (1.97 mi) east of Tuakau, 4.28 km (2.66 mi) west of Pokeno and 60 m (200 ft) above sea level.[4]

A deviation in 1914 allowed for an easier curve and gradient.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 152.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. [2]
    "Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (New Zealand Herald, 1882-03-31)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    Representatives, New Zealand Parliament House of (1895). Parliamentary Debates.
  4. [4]
    New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
  5. [5]
    "Improvement to a section of the main trunk railway, with the completion of a new cutting, allowing a straight run with an easier grade at Whangarata". www.aucklandcity.govt.nz. 2 July 1914. Retrieved 15 March 2020.


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