Te Koura railway station explained

Te Koura railway station
Country:New Zealand
Elevation:182m (597feet)
Line:North Island Main Trunk
Distance:Wellington 412.94km (256.59miles)
Opened:1 December 1903
Closed:10 October 1971
Electrified:June 1988

Te Koura was flag station[1] on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand in the Ōngarue valley.[2] When opened in 1903 it had sidings, a platform and a goods shed,[3] The line was useable from February 1903[4] and goods traffic started on 22 June 1903.[5]

The station served a small settlement, which existed before the railway came[6] [7] and where about a mile of riverside terrace was cultivated.[8] In 2013 meshblock 1030000, which includes Te Koura, had a population of 51 in 27 houses.[9] Nearby Te Koura Marae has a memorial to victims of the 1918 flu epidemic.[10]

In 1911 the new line to Stratford was planned to have its junction 1.5miles south of Te Koura.[11] The junction opened in 1933 at Okahukura, 4.4km (02.7miles) to the south.[12] In 1912 it was referred to as Te Koura Railway.[13]

In 1964 the station had 3 railway houses alongside,[14] but by 1972 only one was left.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1918.
  2. Web site: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010. Scoble. Juliet. Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  3. Web site: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1903. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  4. Web site: NORTH TRUNK RAILWAY. AUCKLAND STAR. 11 Feb 1903. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  5. Web site: Page 8 Advertisements Column 5 NEW ZEALAND HERALD. 20 June 1903. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  6. Web site: IS THE WANGANUI RIVER STRAIGHT? WAIKATO TIMES. 19 April 1890. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  7. Web site: THE RIVAL ROUTES. AUCKLAND STAR. 15 April 1895. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  8. Web site: MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. AUCKLAND STAR. 3 Dec 1900. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  9. Web site: 2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place. archive.stats.govt.nz. 2020-04-01.
  10. Web site: Monument to flu victims. Godber. Albert Percy. Taonga. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. teara.govt.nz. en. 2020-04-02.
  11. Web site: Railways Authorization Act 1911.
  12. Book: New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Co.. 1965. First. 3 & 4.
  13. Web site: TE KOURA RAILWAY. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. 3 Feb 1912. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2020-04-02.
  14. Web site: Te Koura 30/10/1964 SN1681. retrolens.nz. 2020-04-02.
  15. Web site: Te Koura 25/05/1971 SN3471. retrolens.nz. 2020-04-02.

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