Koputaroa railway station

Koputaroa railway station
Kereru in 1890s
before renaming as Koputarua and then Koputaroa
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°34′33″S 175°20′28″E / 40.575853°S 175.341115°E / -40.575853; 175.341115
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 99.56 km (61.86 mi)
History
Opened2 August 1886
Closedpassengers by December 1975
goods 13 October 1986[1]
Previous namesKereru until 29 February 1906
Koputarua until 15 April 1909
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Shannon
Line open,
station open
7.07 km (4.39 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Queen Street (Levin)
Line open,
station closed
7.89 km (4.90 mi)

Koputaroa railway station was a station at Koputaroa in Horowhenua District on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.