Karioi Railway Station
Karioi was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. A passing loop remains. Name The name was changed to Ninnia, or Ninia in 1907, but reverted to Karioi in 1910, though Ninia was still on the 1926 map. Ninia was also later used, further north on the NIMT, at Waione Siding. Karioi settlement lay to the south at what is now Karioi Domain. History Surveying for the route between Hīhītahi and Piriaka began in 1894. Bush felling for the railway started in 1900. The rails were extended to the station in March, or April 1907 and the line opened from Waiouru to Rangataua for goods traffic on 12 August 1907. A road to the station was built in 1907 for £1,078.10s. A 3rd class station was built by March 1908 with a budget of £7,672, though that may have included Ohakune. When opened Karioi had rooms for a stationmaster, luggage, urinals and ladies, on a by platform. There was also a by goods shed with verandah, a loading bank ...
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North Island Main Trunk
The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland. The line is long, built to the New Zealand rail gauge of and serves the large cities of Palmerston North and Hamilton. Most of the NIMT is single track with frequent passing loops, but has double track - * between Wellington and Waikanae, except for of single-track through tunnels between North Junction ( from Wellington) and South Junction, ( from Wellington), on the Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki section, * between Hamilton and Te Kauwhata (except for the single-track Waikato River Bridge at Ngāruawāhia), and * between Meremere and Auckland Britomart. Around (approximately 65%) of the line is electrified in three separate sections: one section at 1600 V DC between Wellington and Waikanae, and two sections at 25 kV AC: between Palmerston North and Te Rapa (Hamilton) and between Papakura and ...
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