Makerua railway station

Makerua railway station
1961 one inch map
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°30′46″S 175°27′13″E / 40.512653°S 175.453649°E / -40.512653; 175.453649
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 111.32 km (69.17 mi)
History
Opened2 August 1886
Closed23 October 1966[1]
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Tokomaru
Line open,
station closed
7.24 km (4.50 mi) 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Shannon
Line open,
station open
4.69 km (2.91 mi)

Makerua railway station was a station in Horowhenua District on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] Only a single track now passes through the station site.[4]

  1. ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  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.
  4. ^ "State Hwy 56". Google Maps. Retrieved 12 April 2021.