Whangamarino railway station
Whangamarino Railway Station | |
|---|---|
 1942 Whangamarino railway station on N52 one inch map | |
| General information | |
| Location | Whangamarino New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°20′53″S 175°06′50″E / 37.348053°S 175.113916°E |
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| Tracks | single[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 August 1877 |
| Closed | 2 February 1969 to passengers 25 June 1978 to goods |
Whangamarino was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 49 mi (79 km) south of Auckland.[2] It was 598.24 km (371.73 mi) north of Wellington, 6.19 km (3.85 mi) south of Amokura, 6.72 km (4.18 mi) north of Te Kauwhata and 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.[3]
History[edit]
The station opened on 13 August 1877.[4] The early service averaged about 13 mph (21 km/h), taking some 4hrs to Auckland.[5]
Track doubling to ease congestion was authorised in 1914,[6] but work was delayed by the war and the line remains single. A scheme to use spoil from the Auckland City Rail Link to double the track has been considered.[7]
Incident[edit]
Three passengers in a sleeping car died in May 1914, when an express from Wellington passed a broken signal in fog and crashed into a goods train.[8] A porter was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted.[9]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amokura Line open, station closed |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Te Kauwhata Line open, station closed | ||
References[edit]
- ^ NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS GEOGRAPHICAL MILEAGE TABLE 1957
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TABLE NO. 9.— Appendix K. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.—NORTH ISLAND. Statement of Lengths of Sections Open for Traffic, 31st March, 1880". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Auckland Star". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 21 August 1877. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Railways Improvement Authorization Act, 1914" (PDF).
- ^ "Auckland tunnel waste may be used to double-track Waikato rail line". Stuff. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Railway Disaster. WAIKATO ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 May 1914. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "THE WHANGAMARINO SMASH. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 9 September 1914. Retrieved 14 March 2020.