Opaheke railway station

Ōpaheke railway station
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates37.083990°S 174.956790°E / -37.083990; 174.956790
Elevation16 m (52 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 644.63 km (400.55 mi)
TracksDoubled 3 December 1939
History
Opened20 May 1875 or 6 April 1879
Closed13 November 1955
Previous namesHunua until 7 January 1912
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Papakura
Line open,
station open
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Drury
Line open, station closed

Ōpaheke railway station was a station serving Ōpaheke on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2] It was opened in 1875,[3] or 1879 and was closed in 1955.[4] As Hunua station was mentioned in an 1876 advert, the 1875 opening date seems more likely.[5]

See also

List of Auckland railway stations

References

  1. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  2. Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  3. "Stations". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. "Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 May 1876. Retrieved 10 May 2020.


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