Te Awamutu railway station
Te Awamutu railway station | |||||||||||
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Te Awamutu railway station about 1909. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′18″S 175°18′36″E / 38.0050°S 175.3101°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 517.02 km (321.26 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1880 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 April 2005 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Te Awamutu was a temporary terminus, serving the border town of Te Awamutu, on the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) in New Zealand from 1880, when the line was extended from Ōhaupō, until 1887, when the line was extended south to Ōtorohanga.