Waimiha railway station

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Waimiha railway station
Waimiha 1955.jpg
Waimiha 1955
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 38°37′05″S175°18′37″E / 38.6181°S 175.3102°E / -38.6181; 175.3102
Elevation232 m (761 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 433.9 km (269.6 mi)
History
Opened1 December 1903
Closedpassenger before Dec 1975
goods 13 October 1986
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Poro-O-Tarao
Line open, station closed
9.68 km (6.01 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Waione Siding
Line open, station closed
7.53 km (4.68 mi)

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] [2] [3] Its site covered 6 acres (2.4 ha), [4] with a shelter shed, platform, cart approach and loading bank. A goods shed was added about 1910. A passing loop could hold 42 wagons, extended to 80 wagons by 1980. [5] The passing loop is still in use. [6]

The rails reached Waimiha about Christmas 1900 [7] and by 28 May 1901 it was reported that goods for workmen were being carried on the ballast trains. A railway worker's cottage was in place by 1902 and a house for second porter was mentioned in 1912. In 1913 a tramway link was agreed. [5] In 1921 Rangataua Timber Co advertised for tenders for a mile of tramway. [8] A telephone was connected in 1915. Further houses were built in the 1920s. From 20 June 1981 the station was unstaffed. [5]

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References

  1. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN   0 900609 92 3.
  2. Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  3. "MapsPast | Current and historical topographic maps (topomaps) of New Zealand". www.mapspast.org.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
  5. 1 2 3 "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "1783 Ongarue Waimiha Rd". Google Maps. February 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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  8. "AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 April 1921. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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