Rotokauri railway station

Rotokauri Transport Hub
Regional Rail, Bus
View from overbridge looking south
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates37°44′45″S 175°13′36″E / 37.745950°S 175.226539°E / -37.745950; 175.226539
Elevation33 m (108 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 547.83 km (340.41 mi)
Tracks2 (doubled from 30 June 1929)
Construction
Parkingyes
Other information
StatusCurrently open
WebsiteTe Huia - Rotokauri
History
Opened19 December 1877 original
2021
Closed10 January 1971[1]
Rebuilt2018–2021
Previous namesTe Rapa Railway Station
Services
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station
Huntly
towards Auckland Strand
 Te Huia Hamilton (Frankton)
Terminus
Historical railways
Horotiu
Line open, station closed
5.71 km (3.55 mi)
towards Waitematā
 North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
 Te Rapa Racecourse
Line open, station closed
3 km (1.9 mi)
towards Wellington

Rotokauri railway station (formerly Te Rapa railway station), also known as The Hub, is a railway station, park and ride, and bus station in north Hamilton, New Zealand serving Rotokauri and Te Rapa.[2] Located on the North Island Main Trunk, it was previously a flag station, and was closed in January 1971.[1] It reopened as an integrated transport hub in 2021 as part of Te Huia services between Hamilton and Papakura[3] (extended to The Strand in 2022).[4] Services started on 6 April 2021.[5][6]

The original station was near the corner of what is now Tasman Rd and Te Kowhai Rd East. The wartime NZRAF stores base (now The Base) is at the foot of this 1961 picture. A locomotive appears to be shunting in the sidings. The new station is located slightly further south, along the NIMT.
  1. ^ a b "Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
  3. ^ "Celebration as Hamilton's new transport hub opens". 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ^ Walker, Richard (26 November 2021). "All change: Te Huia makes a step shift". Stuff. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ Mather, Mike. "New launch date for Hamilton-Auckland commuter rail service announced". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Long-awaited train service between Waikato and Auckland begins". RNZ. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.