Taumarunui railway station

Taumarunui railway station
1916 view of station and yards
General information
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	38°52′58″S 175°15′53″E / 38.8828°S 175.2648°E / -38.8828; 175.2648
Elevation	171 m (561 ft)
Owned by	KiwiRail
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Distance	Wellington 397.75 km (247.15 mi)
Platforms	1
Construction
Platform levels	1
History
Opened	1 December 1903 (1903-12-01)
Rebuilt	4 December 2022 (2022-12-04)
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988
Services
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station Otorohanga towards Auckland Strand Northern Explorer National Park towards Wellington
Other services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Taringamotu Line open, station closed 4.74 km (2.95 mi)   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Matapuna Line open, station closed 2.95 km (1.83 mi)

Taumarunui railway station is the main railway station in Taumarunui, New Zealand, serving the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington.^[1] Historically, it was an important intermediate stop with a refreshment room on the North Island Main Trunk line; the subject of the ballad "Taumarunui on the Main Trunk Line" by Peter Cape.