Waimiha railway station | |||||||||||
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![]() Waimiha 1955 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°37′05″S175°18′37″E / 38.6181°S 175.3102°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 13 October 1986 | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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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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