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The Wingatui railway station, sometimes known as the ''Wingatui Junction railway station'', is a former station between Dunedin and Mosgiel in Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
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Otago
Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...
, New Zealand. On the Main South Line
The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the east coast of the South Island to Inverca ...
, it is the junction for the Otago Central Railway
The Otago Central Railway (OCR) or in later years Otago Central Branch Railway, now often referred to as the Taieri Gorge Railway, was a secondary railway line in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Construction
Construction of ...
(now the ''Taieri Gorge Railway'' run by ''Dunedin Railways
Dunedin Railways (formerly the Taieri Gorge Railway) is the trading name of Dunedin Railways Limited, an operator of a railway line and tourist trains based at Dunedin Railway Station in the South Island of New Zealand. The company is a council- ...
'')
It served the settlement of Wingatui
Wingatui is a small settlement almost 15 kilometres west of Dunedin, and two kilometres east of Mosgiel. It has become a suburb of Mosgiel, but continues to maintain its own unique identity and heritage.
Known primarily for the historic Wingatu ...
. It has an island platform, and used to have a platform for the racecourse at Wingatui.
The present building erected in 1914 was designed by the notable architect George Troup
George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor ...
.
The station and signal box are listed by the Rail Heritage Trust.
Both the railway station and the signal box have a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Category II classification (No 2360 & No 2359).
The station was opened on 1 September 1875 and closed on 13 August 1983. The racecourse platform was opened in February 1898./ref>
References
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