Kaikarangi railway station

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Kaikarangi railway station
Kaikarangi railway station in 1964.jpg
Kaikarangi railway station in 1964
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 39°54′20″S175°36′05″E / 39.905516°S 175.601483°E / -39.905516; 175.601483
Elevation283 m (928 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 209.62 km (130.25 mi)
History
Opened2 June 1888
ClosedPassengers 10 August 1959
Goods 10 October 1971
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Previous namesRangatira until 25 July 1909
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mangaonoho
Line open, station closed
6.42 km (3.99 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Hunterville
Line open, station closed
4.29 km (2.67 mi)

Kaikarangi railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. [1] [2] The line opened just as the government responded to the recession by ending all contracts to build the railway, [3] so, from 1888 to 1893, Kaikarangi was the northern terminus of the NIMT's southern section. [4] the station had a shelter shed, platform, cart approach and a passing loop for 22 wagons. A house was added in 1918 and by 1959 there was a loading bank and stockyards. By then it was reported that traffic in wagon lots was light and the siding mainly used to hold portions of trains in emergencies when they stalled on the Mangaonoho – Kaikarangi Bank. [5] There is now only a single line through the former station site. [6]

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References

  1. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  2. Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN   0589013165.
  3. "WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 May 1888. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  5. "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "178 Murimotu Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 January 2021.