Taumarere railway station

Taumarere railway station
Taumarere railway station in 2024
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates35°21′39″S 174°05′38″E / 35.3609°S 174.0939°E / -35.3609; 174.0939
Line(s)Opua Branch
History
Opened24 December 1867
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Kawakawa
Line open,
station open
3.14 km (1.95 mi) towards Whangārei
  Opua Branch
NZR
  Te Akeake
Line open,
station open
1 mi 44 ch (2.5 km) towards Opua

Taumarere railway station was a station on the Opua Branch in New Zealand[1] and is a stop on the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway near Taumarere village. It is on the oldest railway built on the North Island,[2] which opened in 1867.[3] Taumarere station has had three locations, east of the village, west of the village and at the rugby ground.

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