Rangataua railway station
Rangataua railway station | |||||||||||
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Railway station Rangataua 1910s | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°25′35″S 175°27′26″E / 39.42638°S 175.45713°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 670 m (2,200 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 312.66 km (194.28 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | in use from 31 May 1907 goods 12 August 1907 passengers 15 February 1909 | ||||||||||
| Closed | goods 19/9/1986 passengers before December 1975 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Rangataua was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. Like most of the stations on the central part of the NIMT, a large timber trade exploited the native bush until it was largely felled. What is now the small village of Rangataua developed to the south of the station. Just a single track now passes through and virtually nothing remains of the once busy station and workshops.