Utiku railway station
Utiku railway station | |||||||||||
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Utiku railway station in 1908 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°44′10″S 175°50′35″E / 39.736125°S 175.842999°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 243.69 km (151.42 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 27 May 1904 | ||||||||||
| Closed | Passengers 31 January 1982 Goods 31 October 1986 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Utiku railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, and in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It opened in 1904 and closed in 1986. It was part of the 13+1⁄2 mi (21.7 km) Mangaweka to Taihape section, officially opened by the Prime Minister, Richard Seddon, on 21 November 1904. It closed in 1986. A passing loop remains.
The name Utiku had a biblical origin as a transliteration of Eutychus.