Thames railway station
The Thames railway station is a former railway station in Thames, New Zealand on the former Thames Branch from Morrinsville to Thames. The station opened on 19 December 1898 with the opening of the branch line.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Railway Station” and “Thames Railway Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thames High School and Thames Aerodrome.
Thames High School
School
Thames High School is a public high school in Thames, Waikato, New Zealand. Established in 1880, it is the second-oldest secondary school in the former Auckland Province. Thames High School is situated 480 metres northeast of Thames railway station.
Thames Aerodrome
Aerodrome
The Thames Aerodrome serves the town of Thames, in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 3 km south of the town of Thames. The Aerodrome is named in honour of former Thames resident Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, Commander of 11 Group Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain.
Holy Trinity Church
Church
Holy Trinity Church is situated 1½ km southeast of Thames railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thames and Tararu.
Thames
Thames is an old gold mining town on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. Thames has a rich history and is the great place to start any visit to the Coromandel Pensinsula.
Tararu
Hamlet
Tararu is a former gold-mining village on the west coast of the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. State Highway 25 runs through it; Te Puru being about 7 km to the north, and Thames about 2 km to the south. Tararu is situated 4½ km northwest of Thames railway station.
Kauaeranga
Hamlet
Kauaeranga Valley is a valley created by the Kauaeranga River, which flows from the Coromandel Range southwest to the Firth of Thames at Thames, New Zealand in the North Island. Kauaeranga is situated 5 km east of Thames railway station.
Thames railway station
- Categories: historic building, building, historic site, and transportation
- Location: Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.14383° or 37° 8′ 38″ southLongitude
175.54292° or 175° 32′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4VJQVG4V+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 494977811OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q24189731
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Thames railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Thames”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses and Thames Gospel Chapel.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Thames railway station”. Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.