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Ongarue railway station

Ongarue railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, serving the sawmill town of Ongarue.[2][3]

Ongarue railway station
Ongarue railway station November 1902
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates38°42′57″S 175°16′56″E / 38.715787°S 175.282316°E / -38.715787; 175.282316
Elevation193 m (633 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 420.68 km (261.40 mi)
History
Opened24 August 1901
ClosedBefore 12/1975[1]
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Passengers
194427,378
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Waione Siding
Line open, station closed
4 mi 35 ch (7.1 km) towards Auckland 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Te Koura
Line open, station closed
7.74 km (4.81 mi) towards Wellington

In 1900 the station was known as Kawakawa and then Ongaruhe.[4]

From 1922 to 1958 most of the timber freight at the station came from the connected Ellis and Burnand Tramway.[citation needed]

It was the scene of the Ongarue railway disaster in 1923, up to then, the worst rail crash in the country.[5] A memorial was unveiled at the site a century later, on 8 July 2023.[6]

In 1941 the station employed a stationmaster and two clerks.[7]

Ongarue 1902

Patronage

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Passenger numbers at Ongarue railway station, based on Statements of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Years ending 31 March

Passenger numbers peaked in 1944, as shown in the graph and table below -

year tickets season tickets staff source
1912 4,613 4 "RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1912"
1913 5,464 32 4 "RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1913"
1914 5,776 71 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1914"
1915 8,119 81 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1915"
1916 7,528 39 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1916"
1917 7,737 48 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1917"
1918 7,976 46 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1918"
1919 7,721 88 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1919"
1920 8,986 100 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1920"
1921 9,622 69 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1921"
1922 11,541 96 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1922"
1923 12,633 149 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1923"
1924 12,430 132 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1924"
1925 13,347 62 "RETURN No. 12. Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1925"
1926 15,624 105 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1926"
1927 15,844 36 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1927"
1928 15,134 102 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1928"
1929 14,834 99 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1929"
1930 13,453 93 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1930"
1931 18,709 100 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1931"
1932 13,245 88 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1932"
1933 12,732 130 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1933"
1934 13,440 179 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1934"
1935 13,963 187 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1935"
1936 15,966 173 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1936"
1937 18,434 114 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1937"
1938 16,108 133 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1938"
1939 18,009 136 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1939"
1940 18,690 85 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1940"
1941 20,837 73 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1941"
1942 23,559 92 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1942"
1943 26,817 75 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1943"
1944 27,378 82 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1944"
1945 23,674 60 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1945"
1946 25,709 50 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1946"
1947 23,309 6 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1947"
1948 20,718 44 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1948"
1949 18,384 34 "STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31st March, 1949"

References

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  1. ^ Scoble, Juliet (April 2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of 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. ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  5. ^ "Toll of the tracks. New Zealand Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 July 1923. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Memorial honours those who died in Ongarue train disaster 100 years ago". RNZ. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "LIST OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE RAILWAYS· DEPARTMENT" (PDF). NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1 April 1941.
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