The Hukanui railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.

The station served the settlement of Hukanui, which was established in 1894, and was briefly called Brownston.[1] The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "heavy snow" for Hukanui.[2]

View of Hukanui Railway Station and a passenger train with steam locomotive at the station. Taken by Albert Percy Godber circa 1917.

The station opened on 9 October 1896 and closed on 1 August 1988.[3]

The 162-metre (531 ft) bridge across Mangatainoka River, to the south of Hukanui, is the longest on the line.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Brownston the town its residents wanted to rename (with photo of station site)". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. ^ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hukanui_railway_station
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