Te Koura railway station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°46′11″S 175°14′50″E / 38.7697°S 175.2473°E / -38.7697; 175.2473 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 412.94 km (256.59 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 December 1903 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 10 October 1971 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Te Koura was flag station[1] on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand in the Ōngarue valley.[2] When opened in 1903 it had sidings, a platform and a goods shed,[3] The line was useable from February 1903[4] and goods traffic started on 22 June 1903.[5]
The station served a small settlement, which existed before the railway came[6][7] and where about a mile of riverside terrace was cultivated.[8] In 2013 meshblock 1030000, which includes Te Koura, had a population of 51 in 27 houses.[9] Nearby Te Koura Marae has a memorial to victims of the 1918 flu epidemic.[10]
In 1911 the new line to Stratford was planned to have its junction 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Te Koura.[11] The junction opened in 1933 at Okahukura, 4.4 km (2.7 mi) to the south.[12] In 1912 it was referred to as Te Koura Railway.[13]
In 1964 the station had 3 railway houses alongside,[14] but by 1972 only one was left.[15]
