Makino Road railway station
Makino Road railway station | |||||||||||
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Makino railway station in 1942 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°11′55″S 175°34′07″E / 40.198739°S 175.568654°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 156.25 km (97.09 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 17 December 1879 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 August 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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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.