Aorangi railway station | |||||||||||
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 Aorangi in 1967, showing the bridge over the Oroua, meat works, sidings and possible site of station shelter | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°14′36″S 175°35′06″E / 40.243305°S 175.585032°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 150.9 km (93.8 mi) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1876 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2 November 1987 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Aorangi railway station was a small station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2]
The station was opened in 1878; and closed on 10 August 1959 for passengers and 2 November 1987 for goods traffic.[3] There is now only a single line through the station site.[4] Te Araroa long distance walkway passes the station site.[5]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand.
- ^ "Te Araroa Trail". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Feilding to Palmerston North — NZ Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa". www.walkingaccess.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2021.