Hukanui railway station
Defunct railway station in New Zealand
40°34′01″S 175°41′40″E / 40.566972°S 175.694450°E / -40.566972; 175.694450
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The Hukanui railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.
The station served the settlement of Hukanui, which was established in 1894, and was briefly called Brownston.[1] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "heavy snow" for Hukanui.[2]
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The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988.[3]
The 162-metre (531 ft) bridge across Mangatainoka River, to the south of Hukanui, is the longest on the line.[4]
References
- ^ "Brownston the town its residents wanted to rename (with photo of station site)". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 February 2019.
- ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.
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Stations on the Wairarapa Line
- Te Aro
- Lambton
- Kaiwharawhara
- Ngauranga
- Petone
- Lower Hutt
- Melling
- Belmont
- Andrews
- Pitcaithly's
- Haywards
- Silverstream Bridge
- Silverstream
- Heretaunga
- Trentham
- Wallaceville
- Upper Hutt
- Mangaroa
- Kaitoke
- Summit
- Cross Creek
- Pigeon Bush
- Featherston
- Fernside
- Woodside Junction
- Matarawa
- Dalefield
- Carterton
- Clareville
- Middleton
- Waingawa
- Solway
- Renall Street
- Masterton
- Opaki
- Kopuaranga
- Mauriceville
- Mangamahoe
- Eketahuna
- Newman
- Hukanui
- Mangamaire
- Konini
- Pahiatua
- Mangatainoka
- Ngawapurua
- Woodville
- Wellington
- Kaiwharawhara
- Ngauranga
- Petone
- Ava
- Woburn
- Waterloo
- Epuni
- Naenae
- Wingate
- Taitā
- Pomare
- Manor Park
- Silverstream
- Heretaunga
- Trentham
- Wallaceville
- Upper Hutt
- Maymorn
- Featherston
- Fernside
- Woodside
- Matarawa
- Dalefield
- Carterton
- Clareville
- Middleton
- Waingawa
- Solway
- Renall Street
- Masterton
- Opaki
- Kopuaranga
- Mauriceville
- Mangamahoe
- Eketahuna
- Newman
- Hukanui
- Mangamaire
- Konini
- Pahiatua
- Mangatainoka
- Ngawapurua
- Woodville
Italics indicates stations that have closed to passengers
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