Otorohanga railway station

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Otorohanga
Otorohanga railway station in 1921 Godber, Albert Percy, 1875–1949 -Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref- APG-0815-1-2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. [1]
General information
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	38°11′12″S 175°12′44″E / 38.1867°S 175.2123°E / -38.1867; 175.2123
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Distance	Wellington 494.41 km (307.21 mi)
History
Opened	9 March 1887[1]
Closed	2012[2]
Electrified	June 1988
Services
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station Hamilton towards Auckland Strand Northern Explorer Taumarunui towards Wellington
Other services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Kiokio Line open, station closed 4.45 km (2.77 mi)   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Hangatiki Line open, station closed 5.72 km (3.55 mi)
Heritage New Zealand – Category 2
Designated	5 September 1985
Reference no.	4263

Otorohanga railway station serves the town of Ōtorohanga, on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. The current station dates from 1924.^[3]

Trains calling at Ōtorohanga included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner, Northern Explorer, and Night Limited. By 2012, passenger numbers had dropped to an average of two per train,^[4] which brought about a brief closure from 24 June.^[5] Initially the reinstatement was for summer only^[6] from 10 December.^[7] Scheduled services to Otorohanga were suspended from December 2021^[8] to 25 September 2022.^[9] Currently passengers need to pre-book services to and from the station ^[10]