Makino Road railway station

Makino Road railway station
Makino railway station in 1942
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates40°11′55″S 175°34′07″E / 40.198739°S 175.568654°E / -40.198739; 175.568654
Elevation103 m (338 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 156.25 km (97.09 mi)
History
Opened17 December 1879 (1879-12-17)
Closed10 August 1959 (1959-08-10)
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Maewa
Line open, station closed
2.36 km (1.47 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Feilding
Line open, station closed
3.3 km (2.1 mi)

Makino Road (or Makino) railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. It was a request stop, 49 mi (79 km) south of Wanganui and 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Feilding.

The station opened after 17 December 1878 and closed on Monday 10 August 1959 for goods, except private siding traffic (though it was closed for passengers by October 1955).

In 1981 it was also known as Makino Siding.