Ongarue railway station

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Ongarue railway station
Ongarue railway station 13 Nov 1902.jpg
Ongarue railway station November 1902
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 38°42′57″S175°16′56″E / 38.715787°S 175.282316°E / -38.715787; 175.282316
Elevation193 m (633 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 420.68 km (261.40 mi)
History
Opened24 August 1901
ClosedBefore 12/1975 [1]
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Passengers
194427,378
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Waione Siding
Line open, station closed
4 mi 35 ch (7.1 km) towards Auckland 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Te Koura
Line open, station closed
7.74 km (4.81 mi) towards Wellington

Ongarue railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving the sawmill town of Ongarue. [2] [3]

Contents

In 1900 the station was known as Kawakawa and then Ongaruhe. [4]

From 1922 to 1958 most of the timber freight at the station came from the connected Ellis and Burnand Tramway.[ citation needed ]

It was the scene of the Ongarue railway disaster in 1923, up to then, the worst rail crash in the country. [5] A memorial was unveiled at the site a century later, on 8 July 2023. [6]

In 1941 the station employed a stationmaster and two clerks. [7]

Ongarue 1902 Ongarue 1902.jpg
Ongarue 1902

Patronage

Passenger numbers at Ongarue railway station, based on Statements of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Years ending 31 March Passenger numbers at Ongarue railway station, based on Statements of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Years ending 31st March.jpg
Passenger numbers at Ongarue railway station, based on Statements of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Years ending 31 March

Passenger numbers peaked in 1944, as shown in the graph and table below -

yearticketsseason ticketsstaffsource
19124,6134 "RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1912"
19135,464324 "RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1913"
19145,77671 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1914"
19158,11981 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1915"
19167,52839 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1916"
19177,73748 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1917"
19187,97646 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1918"
19197,72188 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1919"
19208,986100 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1920"
19219,62269 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1921"
192211,54196 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1922"
192312,633149 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1923"
192412,430132 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1924"
192513,34762 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1925"
192615,624105 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1926"
192715,84436 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1927"
192815,134102 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1928"
192914,83499 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1929"
193013,45393 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1930"
193118,709100 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1931"
193213,24588 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1932"
193312,732130 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1933"
193413,440179 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1934"
193513,963187 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1935"
193615,966173 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1936"
193718,434114 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1937"
193816,108133 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1938"
193918,009136 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1939"
194018,69085 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1940"
194120,83773 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1941"
194223,55992 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1942"
194326,81775 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1943"
194427,37882 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1944"
194523,67460 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1945"
194625,70950 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1946"
194723,3096 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1947"
194820,71844 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948"
194918,38434 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1949"

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References

  1. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (April 2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN   0589013165.
  4. ↑ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  5. ↑ "Toll of the tracks. New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Memorial honours those who died in Ongarue train disaster 100 years ago". RNZ. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "LIST OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE RAILWAYS· DEPARTMENT" (PDF). NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1 April 1941.
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