Te Mawhai railway station was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] Its primary traffic was supplies to the nearby Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital.[citation needed] The hospital was situated to be convenient for freight and passengers by rail and a light railway connection to the hospital was considered.[4]
Te Mawhai railway station | |||||||||||
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 Te Mawhai in 1949 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°02′41″S 175°18′19″E / 38.044847°S 175.305405°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 512.86 km (318.68 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 March 1887 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 12 May 1962 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Te Puhi to 10 December 1912[1] | ||||||||||
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Surveying to extend the railway from Te Awamutu to Ōtorohanga was started in 1883 by Charles Wilson Hursthouse.[5] The first sod ceremony was performed at the Puniu River on 15 April 1885.[6] Trains were working through to Ōtorohanga by January 1887,[7] but the line wasn't handed over from the Public Works Department to the Railways Department until March 1887.[8] Initially trains only ran on Tuesdays and Thursdays.[9]
By 1896 there was a shelter shed, platform, cart approach and a passing loop for 27 wagons, extended to 38 by 1911.[10]
In 1912 a meeting asked for a loading bank, cattle yards, caretaker and goods shed and to change the name from Te Puhi to the same as the post office, Te Mawhai.[11] The name was changed,[12] a goods shed was added in 1915[13] and improved in 1916,[14] telephone came in 1921,[10] urinals were added in 1922,[15] £895 was spent on improving stock loading in 1929[10] and electric light came in 1933.[16]
References edit
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "King Country Asylum. WAIKATO ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 August 1910. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "NATIVE OBSTRUCTION. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 15 March 1883. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "THE NORTH ISLAND TRUNK RAILWAY. TURNING THE FIRST SOD. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 April 1885. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "THE MAIN TRUNK LINE. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 January 1887. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "LATEST TE AWAMUTU NEWS. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 March 1887. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 April 1887. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "TE PUHI. WAIPA POST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 8 October 1912. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "TE PUHI RAILWAY FACILITIES. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 October 1912. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE HON. W. H. HERRIES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1915. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE HON. W. H. HERRIES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1916. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. H. GUTHRIE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1922. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE HON. W. A. VEITCH". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1933. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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