Taumarunui railway station

Taumarunui railway station
1916 view of station and yards
General information
LocationHakiaha Street, Taumarunui
Coordinates38°52′58″S 175°15′53″E / 38.8828°S 175.2648°E / -38.8828; 175.2648
Elevation171 m (561 ft)
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 397.75 km (247.15 mi)
Platforms1
Construction
Platform levels1
History
Opened1 December 1903 (1903-12-01)
Rebuilt4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988
Services
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station
Otorohanga
towards Auckland Strand
 Northern Explorer National Park
towards Wellington
Other services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Taringamotu
Line open, station closed
4.74 km (2.95 mi)		   North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail		   Matapuna
Line open, station closed
2.95 km (1.83 mi)

Taumarunui railway station is the main railway station in Taumarunui, New Zealand, serving the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington. Historically, it was an important intermediate stop with a refreshment room on the North Island Main Trunk line; the subject of the ballad "Taumarunui on the Main Trunk Line" by Peter Cape.

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