Hukanui railway station

Hukanui railway station
Hukanui railway station
	Hukanui in 2008, looking north. Seen here are the loading bank (left, behind the fence) and platform (centre).
General information
Location	Hamua Hukanui Road; Eketāhuna 4995; New Zealand
Coordinates	40°34′01″S 175°41′40″E / 40.566972°S 175.694450°E
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Line(s)	Wairarapa Line
Distance	137.28 kilometres (85.30 mi) from Wellington
Platforms	Single side
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	No
History
Opened	9 October 1896
Closed	1 August 1988
Notes
	Previous Station: Newman Station; Next Station: Mangamaire Station

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]

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[edit]

^ "Brownston the town its residents wanted to rename (with photo of station site)". Stuff (Fairfax). 9 February 2019.
^ "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
^ "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.
^ Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), pg. 160.

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[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.

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v t e Stations on the Wairarapa Line
Original route	Te Aro Lambton Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Lower Hutt Melling Belmont Andrews Pitcaithly's Haywards Silverstream Bridge Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Mangaroa Kaitoke Summit Cross Creek Pigeon Bush Featherston Fernside Woodside Junction Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Current route	Wellington Kaiwharawhara Ngauranga Petone Ava Woburn Waterloo Epuni Naenae Wingate Taitā Pomare Manor Park Silverstream Heretaunga Trentham Wallaceville Upper Hutt Maymorn Featherston Fernside Woodside Matarawa Dalefield Carterton Clareville Middleton Waingawa Solway Renall Street Masterton Opaki Kopuaranga Mauriceville Mangamahoe Eketahuna Newman Hukanui Mangamaire Konini Pahiatua Mangatainoka Ngawapurua Woodville
Italics indicates stations that have closed to passengers