Kaikarangi railway station

Kaikarangi railway station
Kaikarangi railway station in 1964
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	39.905516°S 175.601483°E
Elevation	283 m (928 ft)
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Distance	Wellington 209.62 km (130.25 mi)
History
Opened	2 June 1888
Closed	Passengers 10 August 1959 Goods 10 October 1971
Electrified	June 1988
Previous names	Rangatira until 25 July 1909
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Mangaonoho Line open, station closed 6.42 km (3.99 mi)   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Hunterville Line open, station closed 4.29 km (2.67 mi)

Kaikarangi railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[1][2] The line opened just as the government responded to the recession by ending all contracts to build the railway,[3] so, from 1888 to 1893, Kaikarangi was the northern terminus of the NIMT's southern section.[4] the station had a shelter shed, platform, cart approach and a passing loop for 22 wagons. A house was added in 1918 and by 1959 there was a loading bank and stockyards. By then it was reported that traffic in wagon lots was light and the siding mainly used to hold portions of trains in emergencies when they stalled on the Mangaonoho – Kaikarangi Bank.[5] There is now only a single line through the former station site.[6]

References

1. New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
2. Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
3. "WANGANUI CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 May 1888. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
4. Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
5. "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
6. "178 Murimotu Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 January 2021.