Rata railway station
Rata railway station | |||||||||||
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Rata railway station in 1971 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°59′47″S 175°30′51″E / 39.996432°S 175.514206°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 195.46 km (121.45 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 June 1888 | ||||||||||
| Closed | To passengers by December 1975 To goods 14 December 1983 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Rata railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, between Marton and Hunterville, 9 mi 46 ch (15.4 km) from Marton. There is now just a single track through the station site, a new crossing loop having replaced those at Rata and Porewa from 14 December 1983, 3.04 km (1.89 mi) to the west of Rata. The realignment of State Highway 1 alongside the railway in 2006 took some former railway land.