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Mangatera railway station
Mangatera 1962 - trucks by the stockyard, a shelter on the other side of the line and the hotel to the south
General information
Coordinates40°11′23″S 176°06′46″E / 40.189842°S 176.112884°E / -40.189842; 176.112884
Elevation223 m (732 ft)
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
DistancePalmerston North 58.5 km (36.4 mi)
History
Opened15 December 1884
Closed2 October 1977
reopened 29 July 1979
closed 27 September 1981
closed to passengers by 1976
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Dannevirke
Line open,
station closed
2.63 km (1.63 mi) 		  Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
KiwiRail 		  Piripiri
Line open,
station closed
2.31 km (1.44 mi)


Mangatera railway station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne line, opened on 15 December 1884,[1] to serve what is now a northern suburb of Dannevirke, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, with people (2018 census) scattered over two meshblocks, totalling 0 km2 (0 sq mi).[2] Mangatera had a population of in 1901,[3] in 1911,[4] in 1951[5] and in 1961.[6] It was 76 mi 37 ch (123.1 km) chains south of Napier and 35 mi 30 ch (56.9 km) north of Palmerston North Central.[7]

The station closed on 27 September 1981, though closed 2 October 1977, reopened 29 July 1979, closed to passengers by 1976.[1] A single track runs through the station site.[8][9]

Burials at Mangatera Cemetery

1885 Spit-Tahoraiti timetable

History

The area was part of the Ngāti Raukawa rohe.[10] In 1877 land was acquired for a railway ballast pit at Kopua.[11] In 1879 Kopua was a clearing of about 1 mi (1.6 km) by ¼ mile[12] in the Seventy Mile bush.[13] Sawmills were set up as soon as the line opened.[14] Wilding & Bull had a mill at

Section length opened
Napier-Hastings 11 mi 64 ch (19.0 km) 12 Oct 1874
Makotuku-Matamau 4 mi 22 ch (6.9 km) 23 Jun 1884
Matamau-Tahoraiti 7 mi 43 ch (12.1 km) 1 Dec 1884
Tahoraiti-Woodville 15 mi 10 ch (24.3 km) 22 Mar 1887
Woodville-Palmerston 17 mi 21 ch (27.8 km) 9 Mar 1891[15]

From 188 Mangatera had 2 trains a day.[16] It was shown in 1891 as a flag station, still with 2 trains a day.[17] It didn't appear in 1897 adverts.[18]

By 1896 there was a shelter shed, platform, urinals and a passing loop for wagons. In 1898 the loop was for wagons and further lengthened in 1911 to and 1940 to wagons. Cattle yards were added in and railway houses in and .[11]

In 1879 about 10 mi (16 km) of the line from about 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Piripiri to Oringi was surveyed.[19] Although the line to Tahoraiti was reported as ready to open on 1 December 1884,[20] it wasn't until 15 December 1884 that the 7 mi 43 ch (12.1 km) Matamau to Tahoraiti section opened, extending the line from Napier.[21][22]

A Royal Commissioner reported adversely on the Napier line extension to Woodville, which stopped until the end of 1881, except for a few short lengths for unemployment relief just before the 1881 election. Mangatawainui viaduct, between Makatoko and Matanui, cost about £8,000. In the middle of 1883 tenders were called for this portion of the line, but the contractors failed and the Government took over.[23] Joseph Jay & Henry James Haines had won the Tahoraiti contract for £13,615 on 8 June 1883.[24] Haines put the failure down to unusually bad weather.[25] The engineer from Kopua to Tahoraiti is Mr J. T. Carr, who has been assisted by Messrs J. Fulton, H. F. Moody, and D. Ross. The principal bridge contractors were Messrs Proudfoot and McKay, of Dunedin, Joseph Saunders, of Wellington, and H. M'Kenzie and Co., of Dunedin. Mr Glendinning, of Napier, was contractor for the permanent way. The excursion train at the opening of the extension carried about 500. On reaching the terminus there was a large assemblage of settlers and Maoris. Several carriages conveyed those who desired it back along the road to Allardice's Hotel which was the nearest place for dinner, 4 coach loads went to Woodville.[23]

Monday, 16 July 1883 Recommending certain alterations to station ground.

1883 Recommending building a cottage for inspector in station yard.

Matamau Hotel opened in October 1881.[26] From February 1885, due to loss of its license, it was moved to Mangatera,[27] opening there in May 1885.[28]

1894 Application by H A Banner for a siding at Mangatera station. Lease of right to lay tramway on railway land to T Tanner. 24 October 1896 Proposed tramway crossing for the Piri Piri Sawmill Coy, near Mangatera.

J Mortensen leased the bush as far as Piripiri in 1885 and set up a sawmills at Matamau[29] (near the station),[30] Piripiri and Mangatera, in over 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) of the Seventy Mile Bush,[31] to cut totara, matai, rimu and kahikatea.[32]

1895 Authority for removal of cattle yards from Tamaki to Mangatera.

Wednesday, 1 July 1896 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, cattle yards, urinals.

Wednesday, 1 July 1896 Loop 19 wagons, loop 24 wagons, backshunt 9 wagons (south end). 1 December 1898 Loop 30 wagons, loop 21 wagons, backshunt 14 wagons (cattle yards), loop 31 wagons (Tiratu Sawmill Coy). 15 July 1896 Extra siding accommodation at station. 29 November 1897 Application by Tiratu Sawmill Coy for siding access at Mangatera station. 1 December 1911 backshunt 30 wagons (cattle yards), loop 31 wagons (Tiratu Saw-mill Coy). 20 September 1956 Loop increased in capacity from 41 to 47 wagons. 20 September 1956 Run-round siding decreased in capacity from 23 to 14 wagons.

Monday, 27 March 1905 Loading bank provided. 5 June 1913 A loading bank has been provided at Mangatera.

17 May 1916 Considerable damage has been done to stockyards recently. 19 July 1965 Existing lighting – one light over stockyards. 27 August 1971 Proposal to reduce size of stockyards. 21 February 1972 Repairs and reduction to stockyards have been carried out. 15 June 1978 Very little use is being made of the stockyards. 28 June 1978 Stockyards are to be closed.

Tuesday, 25 January 1938 Application for stacking site – Public Works Department.

Sunday, 2 October 1977 Closed to all traffic, will eventually be converted to a private siding. Sunday, 27 September 1981 Closed to all traffic.[11]

Mangatera Viaduct around 1910

Mangatera Viaduct

Mangatera Viaduct, over the Mangatera Stream, is 100 m (330 ft) long and up to 25 m (82 ft) high.[33] It is now Bridge 145, a short distance north of Mangatera station.[34]

Traffic was turned over the new Piri Piri Viaduct on 31 January 1901. Fire on bridge at Piri Piri on 29 October 1933.[11]

An 1882 contract gave the job of building Piripiri and Mangatera viaducts to M McKenzie of Dunedin for £9,350.[35]

Makotuku Viaduct is east of the station, between Makotuku and Ormondville.[36] There are 6 large viaducts on the 24.57 km (15.27 mi) between Kopua and Dannevirke, including Makotuku Viaduct (bridge 155),[37] which is 128 m (420 ft) long and 26 m (85 ft) high,[38] over Makotuku Stream, a tributary of the Manawatū River.[39]

The original timber (probably totara)[40] truss viaduct was built between 1878[41] and 1880 by Proudfoot and M'Kay A Graham. It was 260 ft (79 m) long, 92 ft (28 m) above the stream and used 155,600 ft (47,400 m) of timber, and 6¼ tons of iron, in 7 x 30 ft (9.1 m) spans, 1 x 13 ft (4.0 m), 2 x 11 ft (3.4 m), and 2 x 6 ft (1.8 m). The contract for this and the two bridges to the north was for £16,758,[42] or £15,195 1s 8d.[43]

J & A Anderson & Co of Christchurch won a tender for a wrought iron replacement. It was rebuilt in 1899, 0 ft (0 m) higher than the original bridge.[44] In the same era Andersons also rebuilt Kopua (1895), Makotuku (1898), Mangatera (1900), Ormondville (1906) and Makatote (1908) viaducts.[45]

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External links

Photos

  • 1993 station site
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mangatera_railway_station&oldid=1092695056

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