Matarawa Railway Station
Matarawa
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Location | Railway Road, Dalefield, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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Elevation | 70 metres (230 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Tranz Metro | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Wairarapa Line | |||||||||||||||
Distance | 69.61 kilometres (43.25 mi) from Wellington | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | Single | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | main line | |||||||||||||||
Train operators | Tranz Metro | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | at-grade | |||||||||||||||
Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | MATA | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 13[1] | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 November 1880 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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Matarawa railway station is a single-platform railway station on the Wairarapa Line that serves the small rural community of Matarawa in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand. It is served by the Wairarapa Connection, and has five services each way on Monday to Thursday, six on Friday and two on Saturday and Sunday.
History
This station opened on 1 November 1880, when the line between Woodside Junction and Masterton was officially opened. Initially it had a shelter shed, loading bank and crossing loop and was used to cross trains until the introduction of signalling at the larger Wairarapa stations. In its early years several sawmills flourished in the vicinity, with timber making up a bulk of the goods loaded. The crossing loop and private sawmill sidings have been removed.[2]
In 2006, with the introduction of the SW-class carriages for the Wairarapa Connection looming, it was proposed that this station be closed due to its low patronage and the cost involved in building a platform so that passengers could safely board and disembark from the new carriages. After vocal opposition from local residents, this proposal was rescinded.[3]
This station was temporarily closed from 17 May 2007 to 4 June 2007 to enable construction work to proceed on preparations for the new carriages. The station was reopened on 7 June 2007 with a new platform (prior to the upgrade it did not have a platform).[4][5][6]
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External links
- Passenger service timetables from Tranz Metro and Metlink.
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