The Ngawapurua railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.

Ngāawapūrua means in English "the blocked up river" or could also possibly mean "the meeting of the waters" [1]

The station opened on 11 December 1897 and closed on 29 May 1966.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. 28 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand

40°22′59″S 175°53′32″E / 40.3830°S 175.8922°E / -40.3830; 175.8922


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