Whangamarino was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 49 mi (79 km) south of Auckland.[2] It was 598.24 km (371.73 mi) north of Wellington, 6.19 km (3.85 mi) south of Amokura, 6.72 km (4.18 mi) north of Te Kauwhata and 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.[3]

Whangamarino Railway Station
1942 Whangamarino railway station on N52 one inch map
General information
Location	Whangamarino New Zealand
Coordinates	37.348053°S 175.113916°E / -37.348053; 175.113916
Owned by	KiwiRail Network
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Tracks	single[1]
History
Opened	13 August 1877
Closed	2 February 1969 to passengers 25 June 1978 to goods

History

The station opened on 13 August 1877.[4] The early service averaged about 13 mph (21 km/h), taking some 4hrs to Auckland.[5]

Track doubling to ease congestion was authorised in 1914,[6] but work was delayed by the war and the line remains single. A scheme to use spoil from the Auckland City Rail Link to double the track has been considered.[7]

Incident

Three passengers in a sleeping car died in May 1914, when an express from Wellington passed a broken signal in fog and crashed into a goods train.[8] A porter was charged with manslaughter, but acquitted.[9]

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