Hangatiki railway station facts for kids
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Hangatiki railway station
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Waitomo Caves Royal Mail coach at Hangatiki in 1920
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| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°15′38″S 175°10′53″E / 38.260559°S 175.181379°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 485.2 km (301.5 mi) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 December 1887 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 31 January 1982 passenger, 13 October 1986 goods |
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| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Hangatiki railway station was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.
In 1915 Hangatiki was described as a small township with a post and telegraph office, where passengers for "the famous Waitomo and Ruakuri caves alight". The guidebook said Waitomo was 6 mi (9.7 km) away, "by good metalled road, a conveyance meeting the express trains and conveying passengers to the excellent Government Accommodation House at Waitomo." The fare was 2/6 each way (about $18 in 2015 money).
History
Until August 1877 the contractor building the railway, also provided a goods train service. By October 1887 goods trains ran on Mondays and Fridays. A passenger service was added on those days from 2 December 1887. By 1896 there was a shelter shed, platform, cart approach, 31 ft (9.4 m) by 21 ft (6.4 m) goods shed and a passing loop for 35 wagons. In 1901 there was a petition for cattle yards and by 1911 there were cattle and sheep yards. A tablet porter started in 1912. A note in 1963 said the station was built in 1888 and last painted in 1953, but in 1980 the station building was noted as a concrete block and the loop as taking 75 wagons. On 31 January 1982 Hangatiki closed to all traffic except in wagon lots.
