Karioi railway station

Karioi railway station
Karioi railway station on 1966 map
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates39°26′51″S 175°30′45″E / 39.447576°S 175.512587°E / -39.447576; 175.512587
Elevation630 m (2,070 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 307.14 km (190.85 mi)
History
Opened12 August 1907
Closed23 June 1984
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Previous namesNinia
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Rangataua
Line open, station closed
5.52 km (3.43 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Tangiwai
Line open, station closed
7.65 km (4.75 mi)
Container train entering Karioi crossing loop from the south

Karioi was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line,[1] in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand.[2] A passing loop remains.[3]

  1. ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
  3. ^ "IntraMaps". maps.ruapehudc.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 November 2020.