Te Kuiti railway station

Te Kuiti railway station
Te Kuiti Rail Station
Location New Zealand
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
History
Opened 2 September 1887 goods
2 December 1887 passenger[1]
Closed 24 June 2012[2] except for groups of 10+[3]
Rebuilt 1908, moved 1911,
extended 1929, 1951 and 1957
Electrified June 1988
Designated 5 September 1985
Reference no. 4450
Te Kuiti 1917
Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 Collection of albums, prints and negatives. Ref APG-0476-1-2-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
20 May 1947 Te Kuiti
Whites Aviation Ltd Photographs. Ref WA-07695-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington

Te Kuiti railway station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[4][5]

The station was important in the growth of Te Kuiti and trains calling have included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner and Night Limited. Since 2012 it has only seen occasional calls by excursions and to set down or pick up groups of 10 or more, booked on the Northern Explorer.

Listed building

Since 1985 the building has been listed NZHPT Category II.[6] The Rail Heritage Trust describes the station as, "the finest remaining example of a standard class B station". It dates from 1908 (the old station was moved to Ongarue),[7] when George Troup (best known for Dunedin railway station) was the head of railway architecture. After a deputation to the Minister,[8] it was moved from the west to the east (town side) of the tracks in 1911, and a verandah was added. The station is of weatherboard, with a corrugated-iron roof, gabled at both ends, originally 103 ft (30 m) long, but extended in 1929, 1951 and 1957. The alterations are evidenced by double-hung sash windows either side, but casement windows to the south.[9] A 'Revitalisation Project' was started in 2014.[10] It is planned to provide for arts and crafts groups, an education centre, youth projects, historical displays and a meeting room.[11]

tickets sales 1908-1950 - derived from annual returns to Parliament of "Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended"

References

  1. ↑ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  2. ↑ Waikato Times 19 June 2012
  3. ↑ KiwiRail list of stations
  4. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  5. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  6. ↑ NZHPT listing with photo
  7. ↑ "Ongarue". King Country Chronicle. 1908-08-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  8. ↑ Northern Advocate , 22 September 1910, Page 6 TE KUITI RAILWAY STATION
  9. ↑ Rail Heritage Trust - Te Kuiti
  10. ↑ Waitomo District Council - Railway Buildings Revitalisation Project
  11. ↑ Waitomo News 23 August 2012
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Te Kumi
Line open, station closed		   North Island Main Trunk
New Zealand Railways Department		   Waiteti
Line open, station closed

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