Eketahuna railway station

Eketahuna
New Zealand Government Railways regional rail
Eketahuna Station, October 2008.
General information
Location	Herbert Street Eketāhuna New Zealand
Coordinates	40°38′58.37″S 175°42′23.46″E / 40.6495472°S 175.7065167°E / -40.6495472; 175.7065167
Elevation	230 metres (750 ft)
Owned by	Railways Department KiwiRail
Operated by	Railways Department (1889–1988)
Line(s)	Wairarapa Line
Distance	126.82 kilometres (78.80 mi) from Wellington
Platforms	single side
Tracks	main line (single)
Train operators	New Zealand Government Railways (1889–1988) Pahiatua Railcar Society Steam Incorporated Feilding and District Steam Rail Society [1]
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	yes
History
Opened	8 April 1889
Closed	13 October 1986 (freight) 1 August 1988 (passengers)
Key dates
10 May 2014	re-opened (heritage rail operators only)
Notes Previous Station: Mangamahoe Station Next Station: Newman Station

Eketahuna railway station was a station on the Wairarapa Line, a railway line that runs through the Wairarapa region of New Zealand's North Island. Located between the stations of Mangamahoe (to the south) and Newman (to the north), it served the small southern Tararua town of Eketāhuna and was one of the few attended stations on the northern section of the line.

The railhead of the Wairarapa Line was at Eketāhuna from when the station opened in 1889 until 1896,^[2] and later it continued to be an important station for the surrounding rural area. Closure to all traffic came in 1988 after improvements to local and regional roads contributed to a decline in the patronage of passenger rail services.