Ngawapurua railway station
The Ngawapurua railway station on the Wairarapa Line was located in the Tararua District of the Manawatū-Whanganui region in New Zealand’s North Island.
Ngāawapūrua means in English "the blocked up river" or could also possibly mean "the meeting of the waters" [1]
The station opened on 11 December 1897 and closed on 29 May 1966.[2]
References
- "New Zealand Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. 28 March 2022.
- Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
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