Hangatiki railway station
Hangatiki railway station | |||||||||||
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Waitomo Caves Royal Mail coach at Hangatiki in 1920 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°15′38″S 175°10′53″E / 38.260559°S 175.181379°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 485.2 km (301.5 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 December 1887 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 January 1982 passenger, 13 October 1986 goods | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Hangatiki railway station was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.
In 1915 Hangatiki was described as a small township with a post and telegraph office, where passengers for "the famous Waitomo and Ruakuri caves alight". The guidebook said Waitomo was 6 mi (9.7 km) away, "by good metalled road, a conveyance meeting the express trains and conveying passengers to the excellent Government Accommodation House at Waitomo." The fare was 2/6 each way (about $18 in 2015 money).