Opaki railway station

Opaki
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR) regional rail
Site of the former Opaki station.
General information
Location	Wingate Road, Opaki New Zealand
Coordinates	40°53′17.14″S 175°39′41.64″E / 40.8880944°S 175.6615667°E / -40.8880944; 175.6615667
Elevation	155 metres (509 ft)
Owned by	Railways Department
Line(s)	Wairarapa Line
Distance	97.25 kilometres (60.43 mi) from Wellington
History
Opened	14 June 1886 (1886-06-14)[1]
Closed	9 June 1969 (1969-06-09) (all except goods) 25 September 1972 (1972-09-25) (goods)
Notes Previous Station: Masterton Station Next Station: Kopuaranga Station

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Opaki railway station served the small rural village of Opaki, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Masterton, in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand’s North Island. It was located on the Wairarapa Line between the stations of Masterton (to the south) and Kopuaranga (to the north) with vehicular access from Wingate Road.

The station opened to all traffic in 1886 along with Kopuaranga and Mauriceville and remained in use for 86 years, seeing a variety of traffic from mixed, goods, and passenger services as well as both steam and diesel motive power. A modal shift from rail to road was largely behind the station’s demise, leading to its closure to all traffic in 1972. Despite closing before the withdrawal of all passenger and local goods services from the northern section of the Wairarapa Line, it is one of several stations (sites) on this section to have been used for railway purposes after being closed to regular traffic.

The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of fine weather" for Ōpaki.^[2]