▁was ▁largely ▁behind ▁the ▁station ’ s ▁dem ise , ▁leading ▁to ▁its ▁closure ▁to ▁all ▁traffic ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁Despite ▁closing ▁before ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁all ▁passenger ▁and ▁local ▁goods ▁services ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁Line , ▁it ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁stations ▁( sites ) ▁on ▁this ▁section ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁railway ▁purposes ▁after ▁being ▁closed ▁to ▁regular ▁traffic . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Culture ▁and ▁Heritage ▁gives ▁a ▁translation ▁of ▁" place ▁of ▁fine ▁weather " ▁for ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Early ▁years : ▁ 1 8 8 6 – 1 8 9 7 ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁station ▁opened ▁in ▁mid - 1 8 8 6 , ▁Op aki ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁mixed ▁trains ▁that ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁providing ▁services ▁to ▁stations ▁further ▁south ▁on ▁those ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁that ▁were ▁opened ▁as ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁made ▁its ▁way ▁north . ▁ ▁Maurice ville ▁was ▁briefly ▁the ▁rail head ▁( for ▁seven ▁months ) ▁until ▁ ▁opened ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁followed ▁by ▁ ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁M ixed ▁trains ▁continued ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁only ▁regular ▁passenger ▁services ▁to ▁Op aki ▁until ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁to ▁Wood ville ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁He yd ay : ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 0 8 ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁Line ▁was ▁completed , ▁the ▁Well