Mangatera railway station

Mangatera railway station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne line of the North Island of New Zealand opened on 15 December 1884, as part of the 7 mi 43 ch (12.1 km) Matamau-Tahoraiti (since renamed Tapuata) extension of the line from Napier. It served what is now a northern suburb of Dannevirke, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. The initial settlers were Danish. Mangatera now has 1,785 people (2018 census) in 11 meshblocks. Mangatera had a population of 21 in 1891, 134 in 1911 and 47 in 1956. It was 76 mi 37 ch (123.1 km) south of Napier and 35 mi 30 ch (56.9 km) north of Palmerston North Central. The station closed to passengers by 1976 and completely on 27 September 1981, though it had closed on 2 October 1977 and reopened 29 July 1979. A single track runs through the station site.

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