Global InformationNgaurukehu railway station information
Ngaurukehu railway station | |||||||||||
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 Ngaurukehu railway station on 1970 map | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°36′41″S 175°42′30″E / 39.611300°S 175.708200°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 270.79 km (168.26 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1909 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1992 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Ngaurukehu, Ngarukehu,[1] or Ngaurakehu,[2] was a flag station[3] on the North Island Main Trunk line,[4] in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. It is in the Hautapu River valley.[5] It was 9.64 km (5.99 mi) north of Mataroa, 3.91 km (2.43 mi) south of Turangarere.[6] Ngaurukehu is part way up a 1 in 70 gradient from Mataroa to Hīhītahi,[7] so that it is 110 m (360 ft) above Mataroa and 62 m (203 ft) below Turangarere.[6] It now has three passing loops.[8]
- ^ "LIMITED DELAYED. MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 November 1925. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "NATURE NOTES. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 June 1933. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "SLIPS ON RAILWAYS. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 August 1935. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "Ngaurukehu, Manawatu-Wanganui". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ a b New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ "North Island Main Trunk Historic Area". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "Retrolens - Satellite view". retrolens.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.