Ongarue railway station

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

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

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

It was the scene of the Ongarue railway disaster in 1923, up to then, the worst rail crash in the country.

In 1941 the station employed a stationmaster and two clerks.

Patronage

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

References

Ruapehu District

Defunct railway stations in New Zealand

Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui

Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui

Railway stations opened in 1901

Railway stations closed in 1975

Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 1900s

Railway stations in New Zealand closed in the 20th century