Taonui railway station

Taonui railway station
Taonui in 1949
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°15′20″S 175°35′56″E / 40.255527°S 175.598977°E / -40.255527; 175.598977
Elevation62 m (203 ft)
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 150.9 km (93.8 mi)
Platforms1
History
Opened20 November 1879 (1879-11-20)
Closed10 August 1959 (1959-08-10)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Aorangi
Line open,
station closed
3.17 km (1.97 mi) 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Bunnythorpe
Line open,
station closed
2.98 km (1.85 mi)

Taonui railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.[1][2] From 1879 to 1886 it was the junction for the Taonui Branch. A passing loop remains at the station site.[3]

It opened in 1876 and closed in 1959.[4] Te Araroa long-distance walkway passes the station site.[5]

Feilding Aerodrome is to the northeast of the station and Taonui School to the southwest.[6]

  1. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  2. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  3. ^ "Basemaps | Land Information New Zealand (LINZ)". basemaps.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :22242 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Feilding to Palmerston North — NZ Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa". www.walkingaccess.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Taonui, Manawatu-Wanganui". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 8 March 2021.