Hangatiki railway station
Hangatiki railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]
Hangatiki railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 38.260559°S 175.181379°E |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| Distance | Wellington 485.2 km (301.5 mi) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 December 1887 |
| Closed | 31 January 1982 passenger, 13 October 1986 goods[1] |
| Electrified | June 1988 |
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1955 (north), 1971 (south)
one inch to one mile map
(Source- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and licensed by LINZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence)
one inch to one mile map
(Source- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and licensed by LINZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence)
In 1915 Hangatiki was described as a small township with a post and telegraph office, where passengers for "the famous Waitomo and Ruakuri caves alight". The guidebook said Waitomo was 6 mi (9.7 km) away, "by good metalled road, a conveyance meeting the express trains and conveying passengers to the excellent Government Accommodation House at Waitomo." The fare was 2/6 each way (about $18[4] in 2015 money).[5]
References
- Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
- New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- "Inflation Calculator". www.rbnz.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- Bradbury, E E (1915). The Raglan and Kawhia Districts. Waikato University library: Bradbury. p. 85.
External links
Auckland Weekly News photos sheep ready for loading 27 MAY 1909 p6 (AWNS-19090527-6-1) and rear of station during a flood 29 July 1915 p43 (AWNS-19150729-43-3)
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otorohanga Line open, station open |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Te Kumi Line open, station closed | ||
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