Waimiha railway station | |||||||||||
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 Waimiha 1955 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°37′05″S 175°18′37″E / 38.6181°S 175.3102°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 232 m (761 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 433.9 km (269.6 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1903 | ||||||||||
| Closed | passenger before Dec 1975 goods 13 October 1986 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Waimiha was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand, serving the small village of Waimiha in the Ōngarue valley.[1][2][3] Its site covered 6 acres (2.4 ha),[4] with a shelter shed, platform, cart approach and loading bank. A goods shed was added about 1910. A passing loop could hold 42 wagons, extended to 80 wagons by 1980.[5] The passing loop is still in use.[6]
The rails reached Waimiha about Christmas 1900[7] and by 28 May 1901 it was reported that goods for workmen were being carried on the ballast trains. A railway worker's cottage was in place by 1902 and a house for second porter was mentioned in 1912. In 1913 a tramway link was agreed.[5] In 1921 Rangataua Timber Co advertised for tenders for a mile of tramway.[8] A telephone was connected in 1915. Further houses were built in the 1920s. From 20 June 1981 the station was unstaffed.[5]
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0 900609 92 3.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "MapsPast | Current and historical topographic maps (topomaps) of New Zealand". www.mapspast.org.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "1783 Ongarue Waimiha Rd". Google Maps. February 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 September 1900. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 April 1921. Retrieved 8 November 2020.