The Hukanui railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.
Hukanui railway station | |||||
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 Hukanui in 2008, looking north. Seen here are the loading bank (left, behind the fence) and platform (centre). | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hamua Hukanui Road Eketāhuna 4995 New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°34′01″S 175°41′40″E / 40.566972°S 175.694450°E | ||||
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Wairarapa Line | ||||
| Distance | 137.28 kilometres (85.30 mi) from Wellington | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 9 October 1896 | ||||
| Closed | 1 August 1988 | ||||
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The station served the settlement of Hukanui, which was established in 1894, and was briefly called Brownston.[1] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "heavy snow" for Hukanui.[2]
The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988.[3]
The 162-metre (531 ft) bridge across Mangatainoka River, to the south of Hukanui, is the longest on the line.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Brownston the town its residents wanted to rename (with photo of station site)". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 February 2019.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.
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