ington – Man aw atu ▁Line ▁was ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁priv ately ▁held ▁Well ington ▁and ▁Man aw atu ▁Railway ▁Company , ▁meaning ▁all ▁government ▁trains ▁from ▁Well ington ▁to ▁destin ations ▁north ▁ran ▁via ▁the ▁W air ar apa , ▁as cri bing ▁a ▁status ▁of ▁some ▁importance ▁to ▁stations ▁like ▁Op aki . ▁ ▁The ▁popular ▁Nap ier ▁Mail ▁trains ▁were ▁di vert ed ▁from ▁their ▁original ▁Nap ier ▁– ▁Pal mer ston ▁North ▁route ▁to ▁run ▁via ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁to ▁Well ington , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁passenger ▁service ▁stopping ▁at ▁Op aki , ▁supp lement ing ▁the ▁mixed ▁trains ▁that ▁continued ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁this ▁section . ▁ ▁In ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁table t ▁office ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁two ▁table t ▁por ters ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁Op aki ▁station . ▁ ▁Hal cy on ▁years : ▁ 1 9 0 8 – 1 9 6 0 s ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁purchased ▁the ▁Well ington ▁and ▁Man aw atu ▁Railway ▁Company ’ s ▁line ▁from ▁Well ington ▁to ▁Long burn , ▁which ▁had ▁an ▁effect ▁on ▁services ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁W air ar apa , ▁particularly ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁north ▁of ▁Master ton . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁length y ▁and ▁cost ly ▁del ays ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁R im ut aka ▁In cl ine , ▁much ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁W air ar