Ōpaheke railway station | |||||||||||
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![]() Ōpaheke on 1956 map | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°05′00″S 174°57′26″E / 37.0832°S 174.9571°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 644.63 km (400.55 mi) | ||||||||||
Tracks | Doubled 3 December 1939 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 May 1875 or 6 April 1879 | ||||||||||
Closed | 13 November 1955 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Hunua until 7 January 1912 | ||||||||||
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Ōpaheke railway station was a flag station serving Ōpaheke on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. [1] [2] It was opened in 1875 [3] and closed in 1955. [4] It was called Hūnua until 7 January 1912 and, though it didn't appear in the 1875 timetable, [5] Hunua was described as a small wayside station on the line's opening day. [6] The station was first listed in the December 1875 timetable, being served by 2 trains a day, taking 92 minutes for the 21 mi (34 km) from Auckland. [7] When the line was extended to Hamilton, Hunua gained an extra train and the schedule was cut to 79 minutes. [8]
Hunua opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and Mercer Railway on 20 May 1875, built by Brogden & Co, [9] when it was extended from Penrose. [10] A limited service may have started earlier, as Brogden & Sons ran excursion trains to Drury in October 1874. [11]
The station was opposite Ōpaheke Saleyards on Ōpaheke Road, on the Hay's Farm. It was a very small sixth class station, [12] with a shelter shed (20 ft (6.1 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m)). [13] By 1884 there was a passenger platform with cart approach and a loading bank, and in 1894 there was a petition for a goods shed to be built. In 1891 the Coultland Brothers obtained permission to lay a tramway from the station. [12] A suggestion was made in 1899 that a tramway could be laid between the station and Hunua coal seams. [14] However, it seems that the Hunua Colliery only used road transport to get its coal to the railway at Papakura. [15]
The station was damaged by fire on 3 May 1956 and the rest offered for sale in May 1963. [13]
List of Auckland railway stations
Ōpaheke railway station | |||||||||||
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![]() Ōpaheke on 1956 map | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°05′00″S 174°57′26″E / 37.0832°S 174.9571°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
Distance | Wellington 644.63 km (400.55 mi) | ||||||||||
Tracks | Doubled 3 December 1939 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 20 May 1875 or 6 April 1879 | ||||||||||
Closed | 13 November 1955 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Hunua until 7 January 1912 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Ōpaheke railway station was a flag station serving Ōpaheke on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand. [1] [2] It was opened in 1875 [3] and closed in 1955. [4] It was called Hūnua until 7 January 1912 and, though it didn't appear in the 1875 timetable, [5] Hunua was described as a small wayside station on the line's opening day. [6] The station was first listed in the December 1875 timetable, being served by 2 trains a day, taking 92 minutes for the 21 mi (34 km) from Auckland. [7] When the line was extended to Hamilton, Hunua gained an extra train and the schedule was cut to 79 minutes. [8]
Hunua opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and Mercer Railway on 20 May 1875, built by Brogden & Co, [9] when it was extended from Penrose. [10] A limited service may have started earlier, as Brogden & Sons ran excursion trains to Drury in October 1874. [11]
The station was opposite Ōpaheke Saleyards on Ōpaheke Road, on the Hay's Farm. It was a very small sixth class station, [12] with a shelter shed (20 ft (6.1 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m)). [13] By 1884 there was a passenger platform with cart approach and a loading bank, and in 1894 there was a petition for a goods shed to be built. In 1891 the Coultland Brothers obtained permission to lay a tramway from the station. [12] A suggestion was made in 1899 that a tramway could be laid between the station and Hunua coal seams. [14] However, it seems that the Hunua Colliery only used road transport to get its coal to the railway at Papakura. [15]
The station was damaged by fire on 3 May 1956 and the rest offered for sale in May 1963. [13]
List of Auckland railway stations