Te Koura was flag station[1] on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Ruapehu District of New Zealand in the Ōngarue valley.
[5] The station served a small settlement, which existed before the railway came[6][7] and where about a mile of riverside terrace was cultivated.
[8] In 2013 meshblock 1030000, which includes Te Koura, had a population of 51 in 27 houses.
[9] Nearby Te Koura Marae has a memorial to victims of the 1918 flu epidemic.
[10] In 1911 the new line to Stratford was planned to have its junction 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Te Koura.