Hukanui railway station

The Hukanui railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.

Hukanui railway station
Hukanui in 2008, looking north. Seen here are the loading bank (left, behind the fence) and platform (centre).
General information
LocationHamua Hukanui Road
Eketāhuna 4995
New Zealand
Coordinates40°34′01″S 175°41′40″E / 40.566972°S 175.694450°E / -40.566972; 175.694450
Elevation195 m (640 ft)
Line(s)Wairarapa Line
Distance137.28 kilometres (85.30 mi) from Wellington
PlatformsSingle side
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
ParkingNo
History
Opened9 October 1896
Closed1 August 1988
Notes
Previous Station: Newman Station
Next Station: Mangamaire Station

The station served the settlement of Hukanui, which was established in 1894, and was briefly called Brownston.[1] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "heavy snow" for Hukanui.[2]

View of Hukanui Railway Station and a passenger train with steam locomotive at the station. Taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1917.

The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988.[3]

The 162-metre (531 ft) bridge across Mangatainoka River, to the south of Hukanui, is the longest on the line.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Brownston the town its residents wanted to rename (with photo of station site)". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.