Hangatiki railway station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°15′38″S 175°10′53″E / 38.260559°S 175.181379°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 485.2 km (301.5 mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 2 December 1887 | ||||||||||
Closed | 31 January 1982 passenger, 13 October 1986 goods[1] | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Hangatiki railway station was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]
In 1915 Hangatiki was described as a small township with a post and telegraph office, where passengers for "the famous Waitomo and Ruakuri caves alight". The guidebook said Waitomo was 6 mi (9.7 km) away, "by good metalled road, a conveyance meeting the express trains and conveying passengers to the excellent Government Accommodation House at Waitomo." The fare was 2/6 each way (about $18[4] in 2015 money).[5]