Kawakawa railway station

Kawakawa railway station
Kawakawa in 2009
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Elevation25 ft (7.6 m)
Line(s)Opua Branch
History
Opened24 December 1867
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Moerewa
Line open,
station open
3.76 km (2.34 mi) towards Whangārei 		  Opua Branch
NZR 		  Taumarere
Line open,
station open
3.14 km (1.95 mi) towards Opua

Kawakawa railway station was a station on the Opua Branch in New Zealand.[1] and is the terminus of the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway (BoIVR) in the small town of Kawakawa. It was also the terminus of the oldest railway on the North Island, opened in 1867,[2] before being joined to the rest of the North Auckland Line in 1912.[3]

  1. ^ "bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Russell. Daily Southern Cross". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 9 January 1868. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Centenary Of First N.I. Line. Press". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 March 1968. Retrieved 4 June 2024.