Taonui railway station
Taonui railway station | |||||||||||
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Taonui in 1949 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°15′20″S 175°35′56″E / 40.255527°S 175.598977°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 150.9 km (93.8 mi) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 20 November 1879 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 August 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Taonui railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. From 1879 to 1886 it was the junction for the Taonui Branch. A passing loop remains at the station site.
It opened in 1876 and closed in 1959. Te Araroa long-distance walkway passes the station site.
Feilding Aerodrome is to the northeast of the station and Taonui School to the southwest.