Ng\u0101ruaw\u0101hia also presents\u00a0a good opportunity for a revived station location\u00a0as\u00a0one platform still exists at\u00a0the\u00a0former station\u00a0site.\u00a0The town is the kick-off point for the\u00a0Te\u00a0Awa cycleway to Hamilton, Cambridge and beyond\u00a0and is a key site for Waikato Tainui with the\u00a0Turangawaewae\u00a0Marae,\u00a0Kingitanga\u00a0Reserve,\u00a0Turangawaewae\u00a0House and\u00a0the\u00a0Puke-i-aahua\u00a0P\u0101\u00a0site.\u00a0 \\
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\nAs is typical in Aotearoa,\u00a0these towns have been\u00a0developed with the usual car-based infrastructure in place\u00a0as a matter of course\u00a0but with lagging and\u00a0very limited\u00a0public transport provision.\u00a0But\u00a0all were\u00a0railway towns back in the day\u00a0and\u00a0in their heyday, there were\u00a0over\u00a036,000\u00a0rail trips a year from\u00a0T\u016b\u0101kau,\u00a016,000 rail trips a year from\u00a0Te\u00a0Kauwhata and 19,000 rail trips a year from\u00a0P\u014dkeno.\u00a0\u00a0 \\
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\nWhile\u00a0there is no trace of the former\u00a0P\u014dkeno\u00a0Railway Station, concept work has been carried out by Waikato District Council about a potential station site and in\u00a0Te\u00a0Kauwhata, the station platform and pedestrian access still exists, albeit in a\u00a0rather rundown\u00a0state;\u00a0the\u00a0T\u016b\u0101kau\u00a0Station island\u00a0platform still exists\u00a0as does one platform at Ng\u0101ruaw\u0101hia Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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