Porewa railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand located in Pohonui-Porewa,[1][2] on the Hunterville Branch (later incorporated into the NIMT), 6 mi 42 ch (10.5 km) from Marton.[3] The station was in use from 1887 to 1982,[4] but now has only a single track through the site.[5]
Porewa railway station | |||||||||||
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 Porewa railway station in 1942 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°01′34″S 175°28′17″E / 40.026165°S 175.47144°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 190.53 km (118.39 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 October 1887 | ||||||||||
| Closed | passenger before December 1975 goods 25 April 1982 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The line was inspected in 1884.[6] The official opening of the 15 mi 57 ch (25.3 km) Marton to Hunterville section was on Saturday 2 June 1888, when the station was served by two trains a week.[7] A Certificate of Inspection for the line was issued on Wednesday, 6 June 1888.[7] By 1894 the branch had two trains a day.[8]
Gifford & O'Connor built the station in 1887, its final certificate being given on 6 January 1888. By 1896 Porewa had a shelter shed, platform, cart approach, loading bank, urinals and a passing loop for 27 wagons, extended to 76 by 1980. Sheep yards were added by 1898 and a 30 ft (9.1 m) by 20 ft (6.1 m) goods shed by 1904, though there is a note about J W Marshall erecting a goods shed in 1888.[3] Cattle yards were added in 1888. After flooding, it was recommended in 1897 that the ganger's house be moved to higher ground.[3] In 1978 the railway housing was given up.[9] A tablet porter started in 1912,[10] who could help with goods traffic.[11] The sidings were improved in 1914.[3] Electric lighting came in 1939.[12] In 1980 only a loading bank was noted. On Sunday, 25 April 1982 Porewa closed to all traffic.[3]
New passing loop edit
From 14 December 1983 a new crossing loop replaced those at Rata and Porewa,[4] 1.89 km (1.17 mi) to the east of Porewa.[1] Porewa is the official name,[13] for the new crossing loop.[14] The correct name for the nearby Porewa Stream is Pourewa.[15] There is a shelter at the new loop.[16] The realignment of State Highway 1 alongside the railway occurred between the map editions of 1986 and 2009.[17]
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Porewa Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 December 1884. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b "INTERPROVINCIAL. EVENING STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 June 1888. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 October 1894. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Gazette - Declaring Land Taken for a Government Work (for a Site for a Dwelling for a Employee of the Government Railways Department) at Porewa and not now Required for That" (PDF). 23 November 1978.
- ^ "RANGITIKEI ADVOCATE AND MANAWATU ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 September 1912. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "RANGITIKEI NOTES. WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 December 1912. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1939. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Porewa". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Gazette - Notice of Final Decision of New Zealand Geographic Board Reassigning of Place Names" (PDF). 8 November 1984.
- ^ Alexander, David (February 2012). "THE RANGITIKEI RIVER, ITS TRIBUTARY WATERWAYS, AND OTHER TAIHAPE WATERWAYS SCOPING REPORT A report commissioned by Crown Forestry Rental Trust" (PDF).
- ^ "2357 State Hwy 1". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "1:50000 map Sheet: R23-S23 Marton". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1986. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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