Taumarunui Railway Station
Taumarunui Railway Station | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 38°52′58″S 175°15′53″E / 38.8828°S 175.2648°ECoordinates: 38°52′58″S 175°15′53″E / 38.8828°S 175.2648°E |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 December 1903[1] |
| Closed | 25 June 2012[1] |
Taumarunui Railway Station in Taumarunui, New Zealand was the main railway station in Taumarunui. Formerly it was an important intermediate stop with a refreshment room on the North Island Main Trunk line; the subject of a ballad by Peter Cape.
The NIMT was opened to through Auckland to Wellington trains from 9 November 1908, with the first NIMT express trains from 14 February 1909.
The building was opened on 1 December 1903 and closed on 25 June 2012 when the passenger stop was dropped from the Northern Explorer's schedule, except for pre-booked groups of 10+.[2]
External links
- Picture of a scene outside the station
- Picture of transhipping passengers
- Picture of passengers awaiting transhipping to buses
References
- 1 2 Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
- ↑ KiwiRail list of stations
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