Paeroa railway station
Paeroa railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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1895 Paeroa station and Paeroa Hotel in 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°22′02″S 175°39′59″E / 37.3671°S 175.6664°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | New Zealand Railways Department | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Thames Branch | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | Morrinsville 44.12 km (27.41 mi) | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 20 December 1895 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 28 June 1991 closed to passengers 20 July 1959 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 980 m (0.61 mi) to the north, on 1 September 1925 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Ohinemuri until 1 March 1896 | |||||||||||||||
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Paeroa railway station is a former railway station in Paeroa; on the Thames Branch, and on the East Coast Main Trunk Railway to Waihi. Between 1895 and 1991 Paeroa had a station at the north end of the town centre, followed by one further north, another back near the town centre and then another over a mile south of the town.