Whangamarino railway station
Railway station in New Zealand
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Whangamarino was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 49 mi (79 km) south of Auckland.[2] It was 598.24 km (371.73 mi) north of Wellington, 6.19 km (3.85 mi) south of Amokura, 6.72 km (4.18 mi) north of Te Kauwhata and 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.[3]
New Zealand
Whangamarino Railway Station | |||||
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1942 Whangamarino railway station on N52 one inch map | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wattle Road, Whangamarino, New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 37.348053°S 175.113916°E | ||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network | ||||
| Line | North Island Main Trunk | ||||
| Tracks | single[1] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 13 August 1877 | ||||
| Closed | 2 February 1969 to passengers 25 June 1978 to goods | ||||
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History
The station opened on 13 August 1877.[4] The early service averaged about 13 mph (21 km/h), taking some 4hrs to Auckland.[5]
Track doubling to ease congestion was authorised in 1914,[6] but work was delayed by the war and the line remains single. A scheme to use spoil from the Auckland City Rail Link to double the track has been considered.[7]
Incident
Three passengers in a sleeping car died in May 1914, when an express from Wellington passed a broken signal in fog and crashed into a goods train.[8] A porter was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted.[9]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Amokura Line open, station closed |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Te Kauwhata Line open, station closed | ||
