Raurimu railway station
Raurimu railway station | |||||||||||
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Raurimu railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°07′09″S 175°23′48″E / 39.11927°S 175.39654°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 592 m (1,942 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 358.44 km (222.72 mi) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 December 1906 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 27 August 1978 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 10 July 1977 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Pukerimu until 29 October 1906 | ||||||||||
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Raurimu railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk, and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.
It opened in 1906 and closed in 1978. It was known as Pukerimu from 1906 to 1908.
The Raurimu Spiral is 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) from the station, and rises 200 metres (660 ft) to the National Park railway station on the North Island Volcanic Plateau; on a direct line this would be a gradient of 1 in 24, but the Raurimu Spiral reduces the gradient to a (still steep) 1 in 52.