Te Kawa railway station

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Te Kawa railway station
Te Kawa railway station in 1934.jpg
Te Kawa railway station in 1934
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 38°05′35″S175°17′01″E / 38.093093°S 175.283518°E / -38.093093; 175.283518
Elevation48 m (157 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 506.88 km (314.96 mi)
History
Opened9 March 1887
Closed17 October 1971 [1]
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Previous namesKawa until 13 September 1913
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Te Mawhai
Line open, station closed
5.98 km (3.72 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Kiokio
Line open, station closed
8.02 km (4.98 mi)

1955 one inch to one mile map (Source- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and licensed by LINZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence) 1955 Te Awamutu - Te Mawhai - Te Kawa North Island Main Trunk map.jpg
1955 one inch to one mile map (Source- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and licensed by LINZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence)
Te Kawa station site in 2023 Te Kawa station site.jpg
Te Kawa station site in 2023

Te Kawa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, [2] [3] located at Te Kawa.

The railway crossed 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) [4] (or 8,000) Te Kawa Swamp [5] to the north of the station on a 60 chains (4,000 ft; 1,200 m) embankment. Culverts were included to maintain the effectiveness of eel weirs in the swamp [6] and provide for the flow of water. [7] A post office was open by 1909 and a drainage board set up, [8] which was extended in 1915, by which time the station was handling traffic for Waikeria Prison. [9]

In 1908 the station was being considered as a junction for a line to Kawhia and Raglan [10] and by 1920 as a junction on a railway from Kawhia to Rotorua. [11] On 14 September 1913 the name of the station was changed from Kawa to Te Kawa. In 1917 a telephone was reported as connected, [12] though another report put the date as 1929. [13] By 1980 there was a passing loop for 123 wagons. [12]

The line to the south of Te Kawa falls on a 1 in 183 gradient. [14] There was a private siding for grain at the station in the 1970s and 80s. [15]

The station site was sold in 2000. [6]

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References

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