Manakau railway station was a station at
Manakau in
Horowhenua District on the
Wellington–Manawatu section of the
North Island Main Trunk in the
Manawatū-Whanganui
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region of
New Zealand. The station was sometimes known as Manukau and officially changed to Manakau on 28 February 1900.
It opened in 1886 and closed in 1982. A shed, a hut and a passing loop remain at the site of the station.
History
Fergus and Blair of
Dunedin had the contract for building the Manakau to
Ōtaki section. Manakau was opened as a
flag station by the
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on Monday 2 August 1886, when trains started to run between
Longburn and
Ōtaki. The first through train from
Wellington to
Palmerston North ran on 30 November 1886.
In 1902 a new goods shed was built. When
New Zealand Railways Department took over in 1908,
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signalling was introduced. Further improvements were made in 1909, so that by 1911 there was a shelter shed, platform, cart approach, by goods shed, loading bank, cattle and sheep yards and a
passing loop for 51 wagons (extended to 90 wagons in the 1940s). A
railway house was extended in 1900 and others built in 1918, 1926 and 1941.
A nearby level crossing on
SH1 was replaced by a bridge in 1938. Some curves on the line to Ōtaki were eased in the late 1930s.
From 20 October 1967 staff were withdrawn and Manakau became an unattended flag station. In 1973 tenders were called for removal of the station building. By 1981 Manakau was handling fertiliser and lime at a
private siding and little else. On 4 April 1982 it closed to all except private siding traffic.
References
External links
Photos -
mixed train at stationloading milk cansstation and hotelstation building in 1916station about 19201946 aerial viewstation before demolition
Defunct railway stations in New Zealand
Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui
Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui
Railway stations opened in 1886
Railway stations closed in 1982
Horowhenua District
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