Tangiwai railway station
Tangiwai railway station | |||||||||||
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Tangiwai railway station on 1966 map | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°28′07″S 175°35′37″E / 39.468628°S 175.593744°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 299.49 km (186.09 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 12 August 1907 | ||||||||||
| Closed | goods 13 October 1986 passenger 26 November 1978 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Waitangi until 24 July 1910 | ||||||||||
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Tangiwai was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand. The station served the settlement of Tangiwai. The nearby pulp and saw mills are now one of the main sources of freight on NIMT. In 1953 the Tangiwai disaster occurred when the nearby bridge over the Whangaehu River was swept away.
Tangiwai has one of four substations supplying power to NIMT's electric trains.