Otorohanga railway station
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Otorohanga railway station serves the town of Ōtorohanga, on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The current station dates from 1924.[3]
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Otorohanga | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.1867°S 175.2123°E / -38.1867; 175.2123 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 494.41 km (307.21 mi) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 9 March 1887[1] | ||||||||||
Closed | 2012[2] | ||||||||||
Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Designated | 5 September 1985 | ||||||||||
Reference no. | 4263 | ||||||||||
Trains calling at Ōtorohanga included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner, Northern Explorer, and Night Limited. By 2012, passenger numbers had dropped to an average of two per train,[4] which brought about a brief closure from 24 June.[5] Initially the reinstatement was for summer only[6] from 10 December.[7] Scheduled services to Otorohanga were suspended from December 2021[8] to 25 September 2022.[9] Currently passengers need to pre-book services to and from the station [10]