Ohakune
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Overlander at Ohakune in 2012. The low platform resulted in use of steps to ease access to coaches.
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Location | Thames Street, Ohakune New Zealand |
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Coordinates | 39°24′10″S 175°24′59″E / 39.402775°S 175.416384°ECoordinates: 39°24′10″S 175°24′59″E / 39.402775°S 175.416384°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | KiwiRail | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Raetihi Branch (closed 1968) | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 7 March 1908 (goods) 15 February 1909 (passenger) |
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Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Ohakune Junction in working timetables 1917-1968 | |||||||||||||||
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Designated | 20 February 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Reference no. | 7790 | |||||||||||||||
Ohakune Railway Station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk serving the town of Ohakune in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of New Zealand. It was the junction for the Raetihi branch.
When the Overlander was replaced by the Northern Explorer in 2012, the service to Ohakune was reduced to one train a day on six days a week.
- see also Ohakune -
The Class B station was built about 1908 and was important in the growth of Ohakune. Trains calling have included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner, Silver Star and Night Limited.