Kopaki was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waitomo District of New Zealand.[1]
Kopaki railway station | |||||||||||
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 Kopaki in 1957 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°28′42″S 175°16′24″E / 38.478387°S 175.273304°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 454.62 km (282.49 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1901 | ||||||||||
| Closed | passengers before 12/1975 goods 31 January 1982 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Paritikona until 8 December 1912 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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It was part of the Puketutu to Poro-O-Tarao contract, which began in September 1892.[2] From 18 January 1897 a weekly goods train ran to Poro-O-Tarao.[3]
A cattle yard was built in 1920.[4] The passing loop was lengthened in 1939,[5] to hold 219 rather than 97 wagons.[6] The work was done at the same time the loop at Waiteti was installed, the total cost for both being £19,000.[7]
The gradient to the north of the station is 1 in 70.[8]
There was a Farmers Union store at Kopaki in 1920[9] and a sawmill in 1952.[10]
Kopaki post office was 30 ch (2,000 ft; 600 m) from the railway station.[11]
A 1980 report said there was a concrete block shelter shed and a loop for 121 wagons.[12]
The 1925[13]-26[14] timber bridge carrying SH30 over the railway was rebuilt between 2021 and 2023 to carry high productivity vehicles.[15] It opened on 26 May 2023[16] and is skewed, with a length of 68 m (223 ft) and a cost of $12.4m.[17]
Only the shelter shed and passing loop remain.[18]
References edit
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "PORO-O-TARAO TUNNEL. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 June 1933. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "COUNTRY NEWS. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 July 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 October 1939. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAY OCCURRENCE REPORT 04-107 express freight Train 237, derailment, near Kopaki" (PDF). Transport Accident Investigation Commission. 24 March 2004.
- ^ "New Zealand Herald, REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF CO-OPERATIVE TRADING. THE FARMERS' UNION TRADING CO". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 December 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Gazette" (PDF). 1952.
- ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON" (PDF). 1940.
- ^ "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 September 1925. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 September 1926. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "A new rail overbridge on the way at SH30 Kopaki". Waitomo District Council. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "New SH30 rail overbridge at Kōpaki to open later today | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency". www.nzta.govt.nz. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) - SH30 Kopaki Bridge Replacement". www.gets.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Kopaki Overhead Bridge". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
External links edit
- Video of electric freight train going through passing loop
- 2016 photos of former Auckland passenger trains [1] [2]
- 1964 photo of Ka 953 in Kopaki Gorge