Opaheke railway station
Ōpaheke railway station | |||||||||||
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| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.083990°S 174.956790°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 644.63 km (400.55 mi) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Doubled 3 December 1939 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 May 1875 or 6 April 1879 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 13 November 1955 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Hunua until 7 January 1912 | ||||||||||
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Ōpaheke railway station was a station serving Ōpaheke on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2] It was opened in 1875,[3] or 1879 and was closed in 1955.[4] As Hunua station was mentioned in an 1876 advert, the 1875 opening date seems more likely.[5]
See also
References
- New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- "Stations". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 May 1876. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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