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Waingawa
Waingawa
New Zealand Government Railways Department regional rail
	Waingawa railway station platform in 2007.
General information
Location	Waingawa Road, Masterton District, New Zealand
Coordinates	40°58′8.47″S 175°35′46.82″E / 40.9690194°S 175.5963389°E
Owned by	ONTRACK
Line(s)	Wairarapa Line
Platforms	Single side
Tracks	Main line (1); Wagon loops (4)
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	30 March 1921
Closed	27 February 1987 (freight, general consignments only); 28 September 1992 (passengers)
Previous names	Taratahi
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Waingawa railway station is a station on the Wairarapa Line in the Masterton district of New Zealand's North Island. It is located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of the Waingawa River and is situated in a heavy industrial area. It served passenger trains until 1992 and now only handles freight (private sidings and special consignments).

History

The first use of the name Waingawa in relation to rail facilities in the Wairarapa was when from 1895 a siding about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Kurupuni (Solway) became known as Waingawa. It was a private siding that had for a long time been known as Donald's Siding, and was used by the Wellington Meat Export Company to load livestock for transport to their abattoir at Ngahauranga.^[1]

Between 1908 and 1912 the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company established their own private siding about 45 chains (3,000 ft; 910 m) south of Waingawa called Taratahi. In 1921 this became the location of a new station called Waingawa, complete with signalling apparatus, and the name Taratahi ceased to be used.^[1]

Though a co-operative freezing works were established at Waingawa in 1897, the brisk traffic in livestock from Waingawa to Wellington continued, at least until the opening of the Waingawa Freezing Works. In 1966 a siding was laid from the Waingawa yard to the then-new Masterton sale yards.^[1] The sale yards are still extant today but their siding has long since been removed.

Several industrial neighbours have come and gone in the vicinity of Waingawa station. In 1911, the Waingawa Freezing Works were opened by the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company and lasted until 9 November 1989^[2] when, in the hands of AFFCO, the works were closed as part of an industry rationalisation. Japanese forestry products company Juken Nissho (now Juken New Zealand) opened a mill just north of the station in February 1992, which continues to transport goods by rail using its own private siding.

Today

Since the closure of the freezing works, forestry related businesses and trucking companies have largely supplanted the livestock trade at Waingawa, with the JNL mill now the largest rail customer on site. This may change in the future, as several projects are under consideration that may involve the use of rail for the transport of product out of the Wairarapa, including:

Wairarapa log freight rail project^[3]
Waingawa Industrial Park^[4]
Bulk milk transfer from Waingawa to Hawera via the Manawatu Gorge^[5]

In February 2009 funding from the National Land Transport Programme^[6] for the log freight project was approved by the NZ Transport Agency.^[7] Log traffic started in March 2012 and typically moves around 300 tonnes of logs per day.^[8]^[9]

The former Waingawa station building was rescued from demolition by the Wairarapa Railway Restoration Society in 1991 and relocated to the Carterton station precinct where it may be viewed by visitors to the museum there.

The only sign at Waingawa that passenger trains used to stop there is the old station platform which can still be seen from Waingawa Road. There is little prospect of a passenger station being re-established here, as Waingawa is officially considered to be part of the "Solway/Masterton rail station catchment".^[10]

Gallery

The Juken Nissho mill neighbouring the Waingawa railway station and private rail siding.
Masterton saleyards, a former rail user at the Waingawa railway station.
A dual-level stock race behind the Masterton saleyards. Possibly used to load livestock directly into livestock rail wagons?
Northern end of the Waingawa railway station yard, bordering Norfolk Road.
Southern end of the Waingawa railway station yard, bordering Norman Avenue.
Waingawa Industrial Park under development, to the south of the Waingawa railway station yard.
Waingawa railway station building at Carterton.

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c Cameron, Walter Norman (1976). "Chapter 10: The Stations". A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas. Wellington: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. pp. 243–244. ISBN 0-908573-00-6. In those early years the next public station was Kurupuni, 7 miles 27 chains north of Carterton, but from very early times a private siding had existed about two miles to the south of Kurupuni, being known for a long time as Donald's Siding. From 1895 it became known as Waingawa. Between 1908 and 1912 another private siding called Taratahi was opened to serve the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company 45 chains south of Waingawa; the siding at Waingawa served the Wellington Meat Export Company and was used for loading sheep and cattle for transport to the Company's works at Ngahauranga. In 1921, however, a new Waingawa station was built with signals and "switch-out" tablet instruments south of the original Waingawa siding and Taratahi disappeared as a name for this locality. A new siding was laid in 1966 to service the new Masterton saleyards.
^ Katterns, Tanya. "Coming in from the cold in Waingawa". The Dominion Post. Wellington: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via PressReader.
^ "Key projects for 2007/08" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
^ Hoskins, Sean (7 May 2004). "Waingawa industrial park set for go-ahead". Wairarapa Times-Age. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
^ "Railway milk tankers may ply 'old' line". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ Churchouse, Nick (1 April 2009). "$1m to get logs off road". The Dominion Post. Wellington: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
^ "Decisions from the NLTP Review Group, February 2009". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
^ "Rail move to cut Rimutaka log jam". Wairarapa Times-Age. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
^ Fuller, Piers (10 July 2012). "Trains take logs strain". Wairarapa News. Masterton: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ Hewitt, Rhona (26 March 2007). "Matarawa Station - Update" (PDF). Proceedings of the Passenger Transport Committee. Wellington: Greater Wellington Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

External links

Castle, David (9 April 2004). "Operation of 1606 Wellington - Masterton Passenger". Hutt Valley Signals. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
Castle, David (31 December 2005). "Masterton And Return With A Cab Pass". Hutt Valley Signals. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

[ALineOfRailway-1] Cameron, Walter Norman (1976). "Chapter 10: The Stations". A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas. Wellington: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. pp. 243–244. ISBN 0-908573-00-6. In those early years the next public station was Kurupuni, 7 miles 27 chains north of Carterton, but from very early times a private siding had existed about two miles to the south of Kurupuni, being known for a long time as Donald's Siding. From 1895 it became known as Waingawa. Between 1908 and 1912 another private siding called Taratahi was opened to serve the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company 45 chains south of Waingawa; the siding at Waingawa served the Wellington Meat Export Company and was used for loading sheep and cattle for transport to the Company's works at Ngahauranga. In 1921, however, a new Waingawa station was built with signals and "switch-out" tablet instruments south of the original Waingawa siding and Taratahi disappeared as a name for this locality. A new siding was laid in 1966 to service the new Masterton saleyards.

[2] Katterns, Tanya. "Coming in from the cold in Waingawa". The Dominion Post. Wellington: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via PressReader.

[3] "Key projects for 2007/08" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

[4] Hoskins, Sean (7 May 2004). "Waingawa industrial park set for go-ahead". Wairarapa Times-Age. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

[5] "Railway milk tankers may ply 'old' line". New Zealand Herald. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[6] Churchouse, Nick (1 April 2009). "$1m to get logs off road". The Dominion Post. Wellington: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 31 March 2009.

[7] "Decisions from the NLTP Review Group, February 2009". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

[8] "Rail move to cut Rimutaka log jam". Wairarapa Times-Age. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

[9] Fuller, Piers (10 July 2012). "Trains take logs strain". Wairarapa News. Masterton: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[10] Hewitt, Rhona (26 March 2007). "Matarawa Station - Update" (PDF). Proceedings of the Passenger Transport Committee. Wellington: Greater Wellington Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.

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-'''Waingawa railway station''' is a station on the [[Wairarapa Line]] in the [[Wairarapa|Wairarapa district]] of New Zealand's [[North Island]].  It is located about {{convert|1|km}} south of the [[Waingawa River]] and is situated in a heavy industrial area.  It served passenger trains until 1992 and now only handles freight (private sidings and special consignments).
+'''Waingawa railway station''' is a station on the [[Wairarapa Line]] in the [[Masterton district]] of New Zealand's [[North Island]].  It is located about {{convert|1|km}} south of the [[Waingawa River]] and is situated in a heavy industrial area.  It served passenger trains until 1992 and now only handles freight (private sidings and special consignments).
 == History ==
-The first use of the name Waingawa in relation to rail facilities in the Wairarapa was when from 1895 a siding about {{convert|2|mi}} south of Kurupuni ([[Solway railway station|Solway]]) became known as Waingawa.  It was a private siding that had for a long time been known as Donald's Siding, and was used by the Wellington Meat Export Company to load livestock for transport to their abattoir at [[Ngauranga|Ngahauranga]].<ref name="ALineOfRailway">{{cite book |last=Cameron |first=Walter Norman |authorlink= |editor= |title=A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas |origyear= |chapter-url= |chapter-format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |year=1976 |publisher=New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society |location=Wellington |language= |isbn=0-908573-00-6 |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=243–244 |chapter=Chapter 10: The Stations |chapterurl= |quote=In those early years the next public station was Kurupuni, 7 miles 27 chains north of Carterton, but from very early times a private siding had existed about two miles to the south of Kurupuni, being known for a long time as Donald's Siding. From 1895 it became known as Waingawa. Between 1908 and 1912 another private siding called Taratahi was opened to serve the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company 45 chains south of Waingawa; the siding at Waingawa served the Wellington Meat Export Company and was used for loading sheep and cattle for transport to the Company's works at Ngahauranga. In 1921, however, a new Waingawa station was built with signals and "switch-out" tablet instruments south of the original Waingawa siding and Taratahi disappeared as a name for this locality. A new siding was laid in 1966 to service the new Masterton saleyards.}}</ref>
+The first use of the name Waingawa in relation to rail facilities in the Wairarapa was when from 1895 a siding about {{convert|2|mi}} south of Kurupuni ([[Solway railway station|Solway]]) became known as Waingawa.  It was a private siding that had for a long time been known as Donald's Siding, and was used by the Wellington Meat Export Company to load livestock for transport to their abattoir at [[Ngauranga|Ngahauranga]].<ref name="ALineOfRailway">{{cite book |last=Cameron |first=Walter Norman |title=A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas |year=1976 |publisher=New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society |location=Wellington |isbn=0-908573-00-6 |pages=243–244 |chapter=Chapter 10: The Stations |quote=In those early years the next public station was Kurupuni, 7 miles 27 chains north of Carterton, but from very early times a private siding had existed about two miles to the south of Kurupuni, being known for a long time as Donald's Siding. From 1895 it became known as Waingawa. Between 1908 and 1912 another private siding called Taratahi was opened to serve the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company 45 chains south of Waingawa; the siding at Waingawa served the Wellington Meat Export Company and was used for loading sheep and cattle for transport to the Company's works at Ngahauranga. In 1921, however, a new Waingawa station was built with signals and "switch-out" tablet instruments south of the original Waingawa siding and Taratahi disappeared as a name for this locality. A new siding was laid in 1966 to service the new Masterton saleyards.}}</ref>
 Between 1908 and 1912 the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company established their own private siding about {{convert|45|chain}} south of Waingawa called Taratahi.  In 1921 this became the location of a new station called Waingawa, complete with signalling apparatus, and the name Taratahi ceased to be used.<ref name="ALineOfRailway"/>
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 Though a co-operative freezing works were established at Waingawa in 1897, the brisk traffic in livestock from Waingawa to Wellington continued, at least until the opening of the Waingawa Freezing Works. In 1966 a siding was laid from the Waingawa yard to the then-new Masterton sale yards.<ref name="ALineOfRailway"/> The sale yards are still extant today but their siding has long since been removed.
-Several industrial neighbours have come and gone in the vicinity of Waingawa station. In 1911, the Waingawa Freezing Works were opened by the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company and lasted until 9 November 1989<ref>{{cite news |first=TANYA |last=KATTERNS |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=Coming in from the cold in Waingawa |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4738932a23955.html |agency= |work=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Wellington |id= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate=27 October 2008 |language= |quote= }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> when, in the hands of AFFCO, the works were closed as part of an industry rationalisation.  Japanese forestry products company Juken Nissho (now [[Juken New Zealand]]) opened a mill just north of the station in February 1992, which continues to transport goods by rail using its own private siding.
+Several industrial neighbours have come and gone in the vicinity of Waingawa station. In 1911, the Waingawa Freezing Works were opened by the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company and lasted until 9 November 1989<ref>{{cite news |first=Tanya |last=Katterns |title=Coming in from the cold in Waingawa |url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-dominion-post/20081025/284584533599471 |work=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Wellington |access-date=3 January 2022 |via=PressReader}}</ref> when, in the hands of AFFCO, the works were closed as part of an industry rationalisation.  Japanese forestry products company Juken Nissho (now [[Juken New Zealand]]) opened a mill just north of the station in February 1992, which continues to transport goods by rail using its own private siding.
 == Today ==
 Since the closure of the freezing works, forestry related businesses and trucking companies have largely supplanted the livestock trade at Waingawa, with the JNL mill now the largest rail customer on site.  This may change in the future, as several projects are under consideration that may involve the use of rail for the transport of product out of the Wairarapa, including:
-* Wairarapa log freight rail project<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/story_images/4446_Transport200708A_s8844.pdf |title=Key projects for 2007/08 |accessdate=3 January 2008 |format= |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030051914/http://www.gw.govt.nz/story_images/4446_Transport200708A_s8844.pdf |archivedate=30 October 2007 }}</ref>
+* Wairarapa log freight rail project<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/story_images/4446_Transport200708A_s8844.pdf |title=Key projects for 2007/08 |accessdate=3 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030051914/http://www.gw.govt.nz/story_images/4446_Transport200708A_s8844.pdf |archive-date=30 October 2007 }}</ref>
-* Waingawa Industrial Park<ref>{{cite news|first=Sean |last=Hoskins |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Waingawa industrial park set for go-ahead |url=http://wairarapa.co.nz/times-age/news2004/040507a.html |work= |publisher=Wairarapa Times-Age |date=7 May 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018043650/http://wairarapa.co.nz/times-age/news2004/040507a.html |archivedate=18 October 2008 }}</ref>
+* Waingawa Industrial Park<ref>{{cite news|first=Sean |last=Hoskins |title=Waingawa industrial park set for go-ahead |url=http://wairarapa.co.nz/times-age/news2004/040507a.html |publisher=Wairarapa Times-Age |date=7 May 2004 |accessdate=3 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018043650/http://wairarapa.co.nz/times-age/news2004/040507a.html |archive-date=18 October 2008 }}</ref>
-* Bulk milk transfer from Waingawa to Hawera via the Manawatu Gorge<ref>{{cite news |first=Don |last=Farmer |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= Railway milk tankers may ply 'old' line |curly= |url=http://www.times-age.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?thesection=localnews&storyid=3795843 |format= |agency= |work=Wairarapa Times-Age |publisher=APN News & Media |location=Masterton |id= |pages= |page= |date=12 March 2009 |accessdate=12 March 2009 |language= |quote= }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}</ref>
+* Bulk milk transfer from Waingawa to Hawera via the Manawatu Gorge<ref>{{cite news |title= Railway milk tankers may ply 'old' line |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/railway-milk-tankers-may-ply-old-line/P5TVXUFHG3BVLAKPVSQHYWBS4Y/ |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=12 March 2009 |accessdate=3 January 2022}}</ref>
-In February 2009 funding from the National Land Transport Programme<ref>{{cite news |first=NICK |last=CHURCHOUSE |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title=$1m to get logs off road |curly= |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/2305835/1m-to-get-logs-off-road |format= |agency= |work=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Wellington |id= |pages= |page= |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 March 2009 |language= |quote= }}</ref> for the log freight project was approved by the [[NZ Transport Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzta.govt.nz/newsroom/funding/200902-nltp-table.html |title=Decisions from the NLTP Review Group, February 2009 |accessdate=22 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501060152/http://www.nzta.govt.nz/newsroom/funding/200902-nltp-table.html |archivedate=1 May 2009 }}</ref> Log traffic started in March 2012 and typically moves around 300 tonnes of logs per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/rail-move-to-cut-Rimutaka-log-jam/1295419/|title=Rail move to cut Rimutaka log jam|date=6 March 2012|publisher=[[Wairarapa Times-Age]]|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309011025/http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/rail-move-to-cut-Rimutaka-log-jam/1295419/|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trains take logs strain |author= |first=PIERS |last=FULLER |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/wairarapa-news/7254767/Trains-take-logs-strain |format= |agency= |newspaper=Wairarapa News |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Masterton |isbn= |issn= |oclc= |pmid= |pmd= |bibcode= |doi= |id= |date=10 July 2012 |page= |pages= |at= |accessdate=16 July 2012 |language= |trans-title=|quote= |ref=}}</ref>
+In February 2009 funding from the National Land Transport Programme<ref>{{cite news |first=Nick |last=Churchouse |title=$1m to get logs off road |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/2305835/1m-to-get-logs-off-road |work=The Dominion Post |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Wellington |date=1 April 2009 |accessdate=31 March 2009 }}</ref> for the log freight project was approved by the [[NZ Transport Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzta.govt.nz/newsroom/funding/200902-nltp-table.html |title=Decisions from the NLTP Review Group, February 2009 |accessdate=22 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501060152/http://www.nzta.govt.nz/newsroom/funding/200902-nltp-table.html |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref> Log traffic started in March 2012 and typically moves around 300 tonnes of logs per day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/rail-move-to-cut-Rimutaka-log-jam/1295419/|title=Rail move to cut Rimutaka log jam|date=6 March 2012|publisher=[[Wairarapa Times-Age]]|access-date=5 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309011025/http://www.times-age.co.nz/news/rail-move-to-cut-Rimutaka-log-jam/1295419/|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Trains take logs strain |first=Piers |last=Fuller |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/wairarapa-news/7254767/Trains-take-logs-strain |newspaper=Wairarapa News |publisher=Fairfax New Zealand |location=Masterton |date=10 July 2012 |accessdate=16 July 2012 }}</ref>
 The former Waingawa station building was rescued from demolition by the [[Wairarapa Railway Restoration Society]] in 1991 and relocated to the [[Carterton railway station|Carterton station]] precinct where it may be viewed by visitors to the museum there.
-The only sign at Waingawa that passenger trains used to stop there is the old station platform which can still be seen from Waingawa Road.  There is little prospect of a passenger station being re-established here, as Waingawa is officially considered to be part of the "Solway/Masterton rail station catchment".<ref>{{cite conference |first=Rhona |last=Hewitt |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Matarawa Station - Update |booktitle=Proceedings of the Passenger Transport Committee |pages= |publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council |date=26 March 2007 |location=Wellington |url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/council-reports/pdfs%5Creportdocs%5C2007_173_1_Report.pdf |accessdate=3 January 2008 |id= |conference=&mdash; |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018180449/http://gw.govt.nz/council-reports/pdfs/reportdocs/2007_173_1_Report.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
+The only sign at Waingawa that passenger trains used to stop there is the old station platform which can still be seen from Waingawa Road.  There is little prospect of a passenger station being re-established here, as Waingawa is officially considered to be part of the "Solway/Masterton rail station catchment".<ref>{{cite conference |first=Rhona |last=Hewitt |title=Matarawa Station - Update |book-title=Proceedings of the Passenger Transport Committee |publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council |date=26 March 2007 |location=Wellington |url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/council-reports/pdfs%5Creportdocs%5C2007_173_1_Report.pdf |accessdate=3 January 2008 |conference= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081018180449/http://gw.govt.nz/council-reports/pdfs/reportdocs/2007_173_1_Report.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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-* {{cite web |url=http://www.valleysignals.org.nz/cabpass1606/1606operations.html |title=Operation of 1606 Wellington - Masterton Passenger |accessdate=3 January 2008 |last=Castle |first=David |date=9 April 2004 |work=Hutt Valley Signals |publisher=}}
+* {{cite web |url=http://www.valleysignals.org.nz/cabpass1606/1606operations.html |title=Operation of 1606 Wellington - Masterton Passenger |accessdate=3 January 2008 |last=Castle |first=David |date=9 April 2004 |work=Hutt Valley Signals }}
-* {{cite web |url=http://www.valleysignals.org.nz/cabpass1606/1606.html |title=Masterton And Return With A Cab Pass |accessdate=3 January 2008 |last=Castle |first=David |date=31 December 2005 |work=Hutt Valley Signals |publisher= }}
+* {{cite web |url=http://www.valleysignals.org.nz/cabpass1606/1606.html |title=Masterton And Return With A Cab Pass |accessdate=3 January 2008 |last=Castle |first=David |date=31 December 2005 |work=Hutt Valley Signals }}
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-[[Category:Railway stations in New Zealand]]
 [[Category:Railway stations opened in 1921]]
 [[Category:Buildings and structures in the Wairarapa]]
+[[Category:Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 1920s]]
+[[Category:Railway stations closed in 1987]]

v t e Stations on the Wairarapa Line
Original route	Te Aro Lambton Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Lower Hutt Melling Belmont Andrews Pitcaithly's Haywards Silverstream Bridge Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Mangaroa Kaitoke Summit Cross Creek Pigeon Bush Featherston Fernside Woodside Junction Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Current route	Wellington Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Ava Woburn Waterloo Epuni Naenae Wingate Taitā Pomare Manor Park Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Maymorn Featherston Fernside Woodside Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Italics indicates stations that have closed to passengers