Te Akeake railway station

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Te Akeake railway station
Te Akeake railway station in 2024
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates35°20′57″S 174°06′29″E / 35.3491°S 174.1081°E / -35.3491; 174.1081
Line(s)Opua Branch
PlatformsYes
TracksSingle line
History
Opened1888
Closed1931
Services
passengers & freight

Te Akeake railway station,[1] is a station on the Opua Branch in New Zealand.

NZR 1905 Opua timetable

The station, sometimes named Teakeake,[2] opened after an application for a stopping place, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Taumarere, was made on 7 July 1888. About 1898, after an "application from natives", on 28 December 1893, a shelter shed and platform were built.[3] It closed on 14 August 1931[4] and remained closed, when the platform was moved[5] north from 3 mi 63 ch (6.1 km) from Kawakawa,[3] by about 900 m (980 yd).[6] The repositioned station reopened in December 2022 as a new terminal for the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, as part of the Pou Herenga Tai – Twin Coast Cycle Trail.[7]

Whangae Bridge

From 14 August 1931 Te Akeake was replaced as a flag station by Whangae Bridge,[8] on the other side[9] of the 93 yd (85 m)[10] Opua Tunnel 14,[11] or Whangae Tunnel.[12][13] Opua Tunnel was closed by a slip in 1936.[14] The station closed on 1 September 1963.[4] For the Cycle Trail a steeply graded bypass has been built around the tunnel.[7]

It was 1 mi 27 ch (2.2 km) from Opua, 4 mi 01 ch (6.5 km) from Taumarere and 51 mi 60 ch (83.3 km) from Whangārei and had a shelter shed.[3]

References

  1. ^ https://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022.12.31-BOIVR-Newsletter.pdf
  2. ^ "Sun (Auckland)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 15 December 1928. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Scoble, Juliet. "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
  4. ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust.
  5. ^ https://www.bayofislandsvintagerailway.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022.12.31-BOIVR-Newsletter.pdf
  6. ^ "1:63360 map Sheet NAK26". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1937. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Popular east coast cycle trail section to reopen". Far North District Council. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Northern Advocate". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 14 August 1931. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  9. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (4th ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993.
  10. ^ "Our home letter. New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 22 May 1882. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  11. ^ "KiwiRail Network Map". kiwirail.maps.arcgis.com. November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Man Killed When Engine Derailed, Press". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 August 1964. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Photograph of Whangae tunnel". MOTAT. 1985.
  14. ^ "Train services ar a standstill. Northern Advocate". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 February 1936. Retrieved 20 May 2024.


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