Te Kawa railway station | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Te Kawa railway station in 1934 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°05′35″S 175°17′01″E / 38.093093°S 175.283518°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 506.88 km (314.96 mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 9 March 1887 | ||||||||||
Closed | 17 October 1971 [1] | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kawa until 13 September 1913 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
|
Te Kawa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, [2] [3] located at Te Kawa.
The railway crossed 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) [4] (or 8,000) Te Kawa Swamp [5] to the north of the station on a 60 chains (4,000 ft; 1,200 m) embankment. Culverts were included to maintain the effectiveness of eel weirs in the swamp [6] and provide for the flow of water. [7] A post office was open by 1909 and a drainage board set up, [8] which was extended in 1915, by which time the station was handling traffic for Waikeria Prison. [9]
In 1908 the station was being considered as a junction for a line to Kawhia and Raglan [10] and by 1920 as a junction on a railway from Kawhia to Rotorua. [11] On 14 September 1913 the name of the station was changed from Kawa to Te Kawa. In 1917 a telephone was reported as connected, [12] though another report put the date as 1929. [13] By 1980 there was a passing loop for 123 wagons. [12]
The line to the south of Te Kawa falls on a 1 in 183 gradient. [14] There was a private siding for grain at the station in the 1970s and 80s. [15]
The station site was sold in 2000. [6]
Te Kawa railway station | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Te Kawa railway station in 1934 | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°05′35″S 175°17′01″E / 38.093093°S 175.283518°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 506.88 km (314.96 mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 9 March 1887 | ||||||||||
Closed | 17 October 1971 [1] | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Kawa until 13 September 1913 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
|
Te Kawa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, [2] [3] located at Te Kawa.
The railway crossed 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) [4] (or 8,000) Te Kawa Swamp [5] to the north of the station on a 60 chains (4,000 ft; 1,200 m) embankment. Culverts were included to maintain the effectiveness of eel weirs in the swamp [6] and provide for the flow of water. [7] A post office was open by 1909 and a drainage board set up, [8] which was extended in 1915, by which time the station was handling traffic for Waikeria Prison. [9]
In 1908 the station was being considered as a junction for a line to Kawhia and Raglan [10] and by 1920 as a junction on a railway from Kawhia to Rotorua. [11] On 14 September 1913 the name of the station was changed from Kawa to Te Kawa. In 1917 a telephone was reported as connected, [12] though another report put the date as 1929. [13] By 1980 there was a passing loop for 123 wagons. [12]
The line to the south of Te Kawa falls on a 1 in 183 gradient. [14] There was a private siding for grain at the station in the 1970s and 80s. [15]
The station site was sold in 2000. [6]