Waione Siding railway station

{{short description|Railway station in New Zealand}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2021}}

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| name = Waione Siding railway station

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| image = File:Waione on 1956 edition of one inch map sheet N92.jpg

| image_caption = Waione on 1956 edition of one inch map sheet N92

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| country = New Zealand

| coordinates = {{Coord|-38.6563| 175.3159|region:NZ-AUK_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| elevation = {{convert|203|m|abbr=on}}

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| line = North Island Main Trunk

| distance = Wellington {{convert|426.86|km|abbr=on}}

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| opened = 1 April 1917

| closed = passenger 1 February 1918
goods 3 October 1948

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| electrified = June 1988

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| services = {{s-rail|title=Historical railways}}

{{rail line

|previous=Waimiha
Line open, station closed

|next=Ongarue
Line open, station closed

|route=North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail

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Waione Siding was very briefly a stop on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand in the Ōngarue valley.{{Cite web|url=http://www.railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf|title=Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010|last=Scoble|first=Juliet|date=|website=Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}} It was also known as Ninia.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Stations|url=http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Heritage_listings.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-10|website=NZR Rolling Stock Lists|language=en}}

It served a Marton Sash & Door Company tramway{{Cite web|url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/23238547|title=Price 16-wheeler steam locomotive|last=|first=|date=1916|website=National Library of New Zealand|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-01}} and was also a stop for occasional excursion trains.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19270205.2.4.6|title=Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE|last=|first=|date=5 Feb 1927|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/KCC19350202.2.4.5|title=Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE|last=|first=|date=2 Feb 1935|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-01}} From 1928 the tramway was operated by a Price 16-wheeler steam locomotive. In 1927 a shelter shed was built. It was damaged by fire in 1950. In 1929 the siding became a tablet station, at a cost of about £4430.

The siding served a small settlement, where 23 people voted in 1928{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIPO19281115.2.14.3|title=THE CONTEST IN RAGLAN. WAIPA POST|last=|first=|date=15 Nov 1928|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-01}} and 22 in 1935.{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WAIPO19351129.2.41|title=WAITOMO ELECTORATE WAIPA POST|last=|first=|date=29 Nov 1935|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-01}} In 2013 meshblock 1042000, which includes the area west of the railway, had a population of 30 in 6 houses.{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/StatsMaps/Home/People%20and%20households/2013-census-quickstats-about-a-place-map.aspx|title=2013 Census map – QuickStats about a place|website=archive.stats.govt.nz|access-date=2020-04-01}}