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Whangamarino Railway Station
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1942 Whangamarino railway station
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Location Whangamarino
New Zealand
Coordinates 37°20′53″S 175°06′50″E / 37.348053°S 175.113916°E / -37.348053; 175.113916
Owned by KiwiRail Network
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Tracks single
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. 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.

History

The station opened on 13 August 1877. The early service averaged about 13 mph (21 km/h), taking some 4hrs to Auckland.

Track doubling to ease congestion was authorised in 1914, 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.

1914 Whangamarino crash
1914 Whangamarino crash
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