ville ▁– ▁Well ington ▁service , ▁with ▁request ▁stops ▁only ▁for ▁all ▁other ▁services . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁in ▁which ▁rail car ▁services ▁were ▁provided ▁through ▁Op aki , ▁locomot ive - h au led ▁carriage ▁trains ▁were ▁occasionally ▁provided ▁when ▁demand ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁rail c ars . ▁ ▁Dem ise ▁ ▁A ▁request ▁for ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁passenger ▁sh el ters ▁at ▁Mang am ah oe ▁and ▁ ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁which , ▁while ▁rejected , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁patron age ▁of ▁other ▁W air ar apa ▁stations , ▁including ▁Op aki . ▁ ▁A ▁count ▁of ▁passengers ▁using ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁stations ▁under ▁review ▁was ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁each ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁after ▁which ▁a ▁report ▁was ▁produced ▁for ▁the ▁Transport ation ▁Super int endent ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁following ▁figures . ▁ ▁The ▁report ▁recommended ▁that ▁passenger ▁services ▁be ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Op aki . ▁ ▁Following ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁report , ▁loc als ▁were ▁consult ed ▁on ▁the ▁proposal ▁including ▁Feder ated ▁Farm ers , ▁Master ton ▁County ▁Council , ▁E ket ah una ▁County ▁Council , ▁and ▁P ah iat ua ▁County ▁Council , ▁with ▁no ▁ob jections ▁raised . ▁ ▁Further , ▁it ▁was ▁noted ▁that ▁bus es ▁served ▁Op aki ▁twice ▁daily ▁in ▁each ▁direction , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁regular ▁passengers ▁using ▁the ▁station , ▁and ▁that