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Matarawa railway station

Matarawa
Metlink regional rail
Matarawa railway station 03.JPG
Location Railway Road, Dalefield, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°2′55.78″S 175°26′53.31″E / 41.0488278°S 175.4481417°E / -41.0488278; 175.4481417
Elevation 70 metres (230 ft)
Owned by Tranz Metro
Line(s) Wairarapa Line
Distance 69.61 kilometres (43.25 mi) from Wellington
Platforms Single
Tracks main line
Train operators Tranz Metro
Construction
Structure type at-grade
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Station code MATA
Fare zone 13
History
Opened 1 November 1880 (1880-11-01)
Rebuilt 2007
Services
  ONTRACK  
Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station
toward Masterton
Wairarapa Connection
toward Wellington

Matarawa railway station is a single-platform railway station on the Wairarapa Line that serves the small rural community of Matarawa in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand. It is served by the Wairarapa Connection, and has five services each way on Monday to Thursday, six on Friday and two on Saturday and Sunday.

This station opened on 1 November 1880, when the line between Woodside Junction and Masterton was officially opened. Initially it had a shelter shed, loading bank and crossing loop and was used to cross trains until the introduction of signalling at the larger Wairarapa stations. In its early years several sawmills flourished in the vicinity, with timber making up a bulk of the goods loaded. The crossing loop and private sawmill sidings have been removed.

In 2006, with the introduction of the SW-class carriages for the Wairarapa Connection looming, it was proposed that this station be closed due to its low patronage and the cost involved in building a platform so that passengers could safely board and disembark from the new carriages. After vocal opposition from local residents, this proposal was rescinded.

This station was temporarily closed from 17 May 2007 to 4 June 2007 to enable construction work to proceed on preparations for the new carriages. The station was reopened on 7 June 2007 with a new platform (prior to the upgrade it did not have a platform).


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