Tangiwai railway station

Tangiwai railway station
Tangiwai railway station on 1966 map
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates39°28′07″S 175°35′37″E / 39.468628°S 175.593744°E / -39.468628; 175.593744
Elevation700 m (2,300 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 299.49 km (186.09 mi)
History
Opened12 August 1907
Closedgoods 13 October 1986
passenger 26 November 1978
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Previous namesWaitangi until 24 July 1910
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Karioi
Line open,
station closed
7.65 km (4.75 mi) 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Waiouru
Line open,
station closed
9.19 km (5.71 mi)

Tangiwai was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line,[1] in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. The station served the settlement of Tangiwai.[2] The nearby pulp and saw mills are now one of the main sources of freight on NIMT.[3] In 1953 the Tangiwai disaster occurred when the nearby bridge over the Whangaehu River was swept away.

Tangiwai has one of four substations supplying power to NIMT's electric trains.[4]

Tangiwai in 2011, showing pulp mill to west and sawmill and forest to north
  1. ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
  3. ^ "KiwiRail Commercial Review" (PDF). December 2014.
  4. ^ "KiwiRail SF6 Work. PBA News" (PDF). October 2016.