Ohinewai Railway Station | |
|---|---|
 1940 aerial view of the Waikato River (left), Great South Rd at Ohinewai and Ohinewai railway station (right). The Waikato Expressway now runs through the centre | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ohinewai New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°29′21″S 175°09′40″E / 37.48917°S 175.16111°E |
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| Tracks | double track from 14 Dec 1958 to north from 27 August 1939 to south[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 August 1877 |
| Closed | 10 April 1965 passengers 31 December 1978 goods |
Ohinewai Railway Station was a flag station[2] on the North Island Main Trunk line, serving Ohinewai in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 59 mi (95 km) south of Auckland.[3] It was 8.18 km (5.08 mi) north of Huntly, 7.26 km (4.51 mi) south of Rangiriri[4] and 33 ft (10 m) above sea level.[5] It was in the village, just north of Tahuna Rd.[6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangiriri Line open, station closed |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Kimihia Line open, station closed | ||
- ^ NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS GEOGRAPHICAL MILEAGE TABLE 1957
- ^ "New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 9 May 1902. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 (New Zealand Herald, 1882-03-31)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ "Ohinewai". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "One inch map Sheet N52". www.mapspast.org.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2019.