Rukuhia railway station
Rukuhia railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Zealand |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| History | |
| Opened | 4 June 1878 |
| Closed | 12 September 1971[1] |
| Electrified | June 1988 |
1946 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)
Rukuhia railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]
Tests in 1981 found that the track deformed by about 12mm each time a train went over it, due to the peat swamp.[4]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Line open, station open |
North Island Main Trunk New Zealand Railways Department |
Ohaupo Line open, station closed | ||
External links
- Waikato Times, Vol XI, Issue 879, 7 Feb 1878, p. 2 - rapid progress with HAMILTON-OHAUPO RAILWAY EXTENSION.
- Waikato Times, Vol XLV, Issue 3648, 19 Nov 1895, p. 2 - MESSRS DAVYS BROS.' RUKUHIA SAWMILLS and 2-mile horse tram
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.
- ↑ University of Auckland geomechanics research - 5.4 Railway Stabilisation through Peatlands
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