Te Awamutu railway station

Te Awamutu railway station
Te Awamutu railway station about 1909.[1]
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates38°00′18″S 175°18′36″E / 38.0050°S 175.3101°E / -38.0050; 175.3101
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 517.02 km (321.26 mi)
History
Opened1 July 1880
Closed10 April 2005[2]
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Ngaroto
Line open, station closed
3.04 km (1.89 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Te Mawhai
Line open, station closed
4.16 km (2.58 mi)

Te Awamutu was a temporary terminus, serving the border town of Te Awamutu, on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) in New Zealand from 1880, when the line was extended from Ōhaupō,[3] until 1887, when the line was extended south to Ōtorohanga.[4][5]

  1. ^ Radcliffe, Frederick George. "New Zealand post card negatives, ref: 1/2-006260-G" – via Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.
  2. ^ Scoble, Juliet (April 2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  3. ^ "TE AWAMUTU RAILWAY EXTENSION THE OPENING. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 July 1880. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. ^ "LATEST TE AWAMUTU NEWS. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 March 1887. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.