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The Hukanui railway station on the 
The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988. It became a siding in January 2009.
The bridge across
Wairarapa Line
The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand. The line runs for , connects the capital city Wellington with the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line at Woodville, via Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt ...
was located in the Tararua District
The Tararua District is a district near the south-east corner of New Zealand's North Island that is administered by the Tararua District Council. It has a population of and an area of 4,364.65 km². The Tararua District Council was created b ...
of the Manawatū-Whanganui
Manawatū-Whanganui (; spelled Manawatu-Wanganui prior to 2019) is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, whose main population centres are the cities of Palmerston North and Whanganui. It is administered by the Manawat ...
region in New Zealand
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’s North Island
The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Māui, is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but much less populous South Island by the Cook Strait. The island's area is , making it the world's 14th-largest ...
.
The station served the settlement of ''Hukanui'', which was established in 1894, and was briefly called ''Brownston''. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH; ) is the department of the New Zealand Government responsible for supporting the arts, culture, built heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors in New Zealand and advising government on ...
gives a translation of "heavy snow" for ''Hukanui''.
The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988. It became a siding in January 2009.
The bridge across Mangatainoka River
The Mangatainoka River flows in the Tararua District of New Zealand's North Island. Its water was considered so pure a brewery, now the well-known Tui Brewery, was established there.
Its headwaters are on the eastern side of the Tararua Range to ...
, to the south of Hukanui, is the longest on the line.Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, ''The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History'' (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.
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Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui Tararua District Defunct railway stations in New Zealand Railway stations opened in 1896 Railway stations closed in 1988 1896 establishments in New Zealand 1988 disestablishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-railstation-stub