Lake Road railway station was a flag station in the Waikato Region and on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3]
Lake Road railway station | |||||||||||
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 Lake Road station on 1933 map | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°57′05″S 175°18′10″E / 37.951304°S 175.302916°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 523.48 km (325.28 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1881 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 7 July 1940[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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By February 1880 the contractor, Mr Fallon, had laid the rails from Ōhaupō to a point south of Lake Road.[4] The line opened to Te Awamutu on Thursday 1 July 1880.[5] Lake Road wasn't shown in the original timetable,[6] but, in 1880, there was pressure from local farmers for a station between Ōhaupō and Ngaroto.[7]
In October 1880 it was decided to open a 7th class station at Wrights Road, mid-way between Ōhaupō and Ngaroto.[8] David Henderson won the contract for the station buildings in November 1880.[9] The station first appeared in the 1 March 1881 timetable.[10] By 1884 Lake Road had a shelter shed, platform and cart approach.[9] Toilets were added in 1908,[11] but there was also a complaint that the platform was only long enough for two coaches.[12]
By 1911 it also had a loading bank. That year a man died when he'd not informed the guard that he wanted to get off at the flag station and fell from the moving train.[13] In 1914 the 1 in 43 gradient at Lake Road was eased to 1 in 100, allowing train tonnages to be increased from a maximum of 209 to 494 tons.[14]
On Sunday 7 July 1940 Lake Road closed to all traffic.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ "SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 February 1880. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "TE AWAMUTU RAILWAY EXTENSION THE OPENING. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 July 1880. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 July 1880. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 22 May 1880. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "WAIKATO DISTRICT NEWS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 October 1880. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 March 1881. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT (14th July, 1908). BY THE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS. THE HON. WM. HALL-JONES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "The Lake Road Station. WAIKATO ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 23 September 1908. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAY FATALITY. WAIPA POST". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 November 1911. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "REPORT ON NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, BY MR. E. H. HILEY, GENERAL MANAGER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1914. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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