Waipuku railway station
Waipuku | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Mountain Road New Zealand | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°16′7.464″S 174°15′23.8284″E / 39.26874000°S 174.256619000°E | ||||
| Elevation | 340 metres (1,120 ft) | ||||
| System | New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) Regional rail | ||||
| Lines | Marton–New Plymouth line Mount Egmont Branch | ||||
| Platforms | Single side | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
| Architectural style | Vogel Class-6 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 17 December 1879 | ||||
| Closed | by October 1955 (passengers) 2 June 1963 (freight) | ||||
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Waipuku Railway Station was a rural railway station on the Marton–New Plymouth Line in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, serving the small farming community of Waipuku about 9 km north of Stratford. The station opened in late 1879 during the southern extension of the railway from New Plymouth, and it remained in service until closing to all traffic in 1963. Waipuku was also the junction for the short Mount Egmont Branch line, which provided railway access to a quarry on Mount Taranaki for sourcing ballast and road metal.