Kiokio railway station

Kiokio railway station
Location New Zealand
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
History
Opened 9 March 1887
Closed 28 November 1971 goods,
9 June 1969 passenger[1]
Electrified June 1988
1955 one inch to one mile map (Source- Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) and licensed by LINZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence)

Kiokio railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]

In 1913 traffic at the station was described as, "rapidly increasing" and the Minister for Railways approved a goods shed 30 ft (9.1 m) by 20 ft (6.1 m) with a verandah over a new siding.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Otorohanga
Line open, station open		   North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail		   Te Kawa
Line open, station closed

External links

CFG Heritage: Te Awamutu Reinforcement Project - archaeological assessment
Figures 28 and 29 map and photo of probable location of Kiokio goods shed

References

  1. ↑ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  2. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  4. ↑ King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 590, 2 August 1913, Page 5 KIO KIO RAILWAY STATION. GOODS SHED PROVIDED


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