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71:Coordinates
1527:Categories
1494:Ngawapurua
1466:Mangamaire
1438:Mangamahoe
1424:Kopuaranga
1381:Clareville
1336:Upper Hutt
1321:Heretaunga
1311:Manor Park
1249:Wellington
1225:Ngawapurua
1197:Mangamaire
1169:Mangamahoe
1155:Kopuaranga
1112:Clareville
1037:Upper Hutt
1022:Heretaunga
974:Lower Hutt
689:References
562:Facilities
545:region of
535:Clareville
27:Clareville
1501:Woodville
1445:Eketahuna
1411:Masterton
1388:Middleton
1375:Carterton
1369:Dalefield
1261:Ngauranga
1232:Woodville
1176:Eketahuna
1142:Masterton
1119:Middleton
1106:Carterton
1100:Dalefield
964:Ngauranga
706:Footnotes
572:Masterton
543:Wairarapa
539:Carterton
327:platform
142:Main (x1)
128:Platforms
1480:Pahiatua
1395:Waingawa
1363:Matarawa
1358:Woodside
1352:Fernside
1326:Trentham
1281:Waterloo
1211:Pahiatua
1126:Waingawa
1094:Matarawa
1083:Fernside
1043:Mangaroa
1027:Trentham
1005:Haywards
733:(1957).
623:and the
607:Services
108:Owned by
63:Location
1513:Italics
1459:Hukanui
1341:Maymorn
1296:Wingate
1190:Hukanui
1050:Kaitoke
992:Andrews
985:Belmont
979:Melling
951:Lambton
557:History
541:in the
149:History
131:Single
118:Line(s)
1473:Konini
1452:Newman
1401:Solway
1306:Pomare
1291:Naenae
1276:Woburn
1266:Petone
1204:Konini
1183:Newman
1132:Solway
1057:Summit
969:Petone
944:Te Aro
872:
829:
756:
529:was a
202:Legend
195:
162:Closed
154:Opened
139:Tracks
1417:Opaki
1301:TaitÄ
1286:Epuni
1148:Opaki
674:Today
496:Notes
870:ISBN
827:ISBN
754:ISBN
598:The
133:side
1271:Ava
549:'s
1529::
841:^
768:^
713:^
685:.
920:e
913:t
906:v
878:.
835:.
762:.
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