Ngawapurua | |||||
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| New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) Regional rail | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 40°22′50.6605″S 175°53′38.1916″E / 40.380739028°S 175.893942111°E | ||||
| Elevation | 86 metres (282 ft) | ||||
| Line(s) | Wairarapa Line | ||||
| Distance | 163.89 kilometres (101.84 mi) from Wellington | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Architectural style | Vogel class 6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1897 | ||||
| Closed | 29 May 1966 | ||||
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The Ngawapurua railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.
Ngāawapūrua means in English "the blocked up river" or could also possibly mean "the meeting of the waters" [1]
The station opened on 11 December 1897 and closed on 29 May 1966.[2]
- ^ "New Zealand Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. 28 March 2022.
- ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand