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
Waione on 1956 edition of one inch map sheet N92
General information
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	38.656300°S 175.315900°E / -38.656300; 175.315900
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
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Waimiha Line open, station closed   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Ongarue Line open, station closed

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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