Ohakune railway station
Ohakune | ||||||||||||||||
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 Overlander at Ohakune in 2012. The low platform resulted in use of steps to ease access to coaches. | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Thames Street, Ohakune[1] New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°24′10″S 175°24′59″E / 39.402775°S 175.416384°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Raetihi Branch (closed 1968) | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 7 March 1908 (goods) 15 February 1909 (passenger)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ohakune Junction in working timetables 1917–1968 | |||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 20 February 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 7790 | |||||||||||||||
Ohakune railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk, serving the town of Ohakune in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It was the junction for the Raetihi Branch.
When the Overlander was replaced by the Northern Explorer in 2012, the service to Ohakune was reduced to one train a day on six days a week.
History
The Class B station was built about 1908 and was important in the growth of Ohakune.[3] Trains calling have included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner, Silver Star and Night Limited.
References
External links
- Ohakune railway station on 1:50,000 map
- Ohakune railway station on Google Street View
- DoC – Mangawhero Forest Walk and Rimu Walk start from a short walk up the road under the railway bridge
- National Library photo – Ohakune Railway Station and yards, between 1912 and 1916
- Ohakune Coach Road – history of travel around 1908 with photos
- Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries photos – 1908 – connecting coaches, train and coaches, loco shed, rails in bush and railway station, with train
- 1909 loco shed and station, express at station, bridge, houses and station
- 1910 station buildings
- 1923 loco shed fire
- 2011 flickr photo of station in snow