Whakarongo railway station | |||||
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 Whakarongo in 1950 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°19′27″S 175°40′25″E / 40.324172°S 175.673731°E | ||||
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Palmerston North–Gisborne Line | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||
| Closed | 1967 | ||||
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The Whakarongo Railway Station was a passenger rail station on the Palmerston North to Gisborne line, in the suburb of Whakarongo in the north of Palmerston North. The station was situated between the Terrace End Station and Ashhurst Station.
The station opened on 9 March 1891.[1] It closed to passengers in the 1960s and was demolished in 1967[2] likely due to the opening of the new Palmerston North Railway Station. An adjacent goods-yard was uplifted in the 1980s, with closure to all traffic on 30 October 1983.[3] Only a single track through the station site now remains.[4]
- ^ "Opening of the Gorge Line of Railway FEILDING STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 March 1891. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Whakarongo Railway Station – Manawatū Heritage". manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
- ^ "Stoney Creek Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2021.