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Railway station in New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waione Siding was very briefly a stop on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand in the Ōngarue valley.[1] It was also known as Ninia.[2]
Waione Siding railway station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.6563°S 175.3159°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 426.86 km (265.24 mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 April 1917 | ||||||||||
Closed | passenger 1 February 1918 goods 3 October 1948 | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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It served a Marton Sash & Door Company tramway[3] and was also a stop for occasional excursion trains.[4][5] From 1928 the tramway was operated by a Price 16-wheeler steam locomotive.[3] In 1927 a shelter shed was built. It was damaged by fire in 1950. In 1929 the siding became a tablet station, at a cost of about £4430.[2]
The siding served a small settlement, where 23 people voted in 1928[6] and 22 in 1935.[7] In 2013 meshblock 1042000, which includes the area west of the railway, had a population of 30 in 6 houses.[8]
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