Waimiha railway station
Waimiha was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, serving the small village of Waimiha in the Ōngarue valley.[1] It was 7.53 km (4.68 mi) north of Waione Siding and 9.68 km (6.01 mi) south of Poro-O-Tarao.[2]
Waimiha railway station | |||||||||||
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 Waimiha 1955 | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.618100°S 175.310200°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 433.9 km (269.6 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1903 | ||||||||||
| Closed | passenger before Dec 1975 goods 22 September 1986 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Its site covered 6 acres (2.4 ha).[3]
References
- Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0 900609 92 3.
- "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
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