Te Kauwhata railway station
Te Kauwhata railway station | |||||||||||
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Wairangi Railway Station about 1900 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Saleyard Road, Te Kauwhata, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°24′18″S 175°08′31″E / 37.40504°S 175.141897°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 591.52 km (367.55 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 13 August 1877 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 24 November 1985 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Wairangi to Waerenga in 1897 Wairangi to 28 May 1911 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 1944 | 16,112 | ||||||||||
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Te Kauwhata was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 54 mi (87 km) south of Auckland. It was 591.52 km (367.55 mi) north of Wellington, 3.32 km (2.06 mi) north of Rangiriri, 6.72 km (4.18 mi) south of Whangamarino and 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The name was changed from Wairangi to Waerenga in 1897 and to Te Kauwhata on 28 May 1911. Initially the station served a state experimental farm, but, from 1912, Te Kauwhata township was created.