Hamilton railway station, New Zealand

Hamilton
1980 – the 1975 Hamilton station in the middle distance, the 1909 Frankton Junction being demolished in the foreground. ECMT and NIMT branching to left and right respectively. The pre-1909 station was between the later stations.
General information
Location	Fraser Street, Hamilton[1] New Zealand
Coordinates	37°47′30″S 175°15′55″E / 37.791611°S 175.26536°E / -37.791611; 175.26536
Owned by	KiwiRail
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Platforms	2
Connections	East Coast Main Trunk (goods only)
Construction
Parking	Yes
History
Opened	19 December 1877[2]
Rebuilt	1975
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988
Previous names	Hamilton, Hamilton Junction (20 October 1879 – 1 October 1884), Frankton Junction (1884–1955), Frankton (1955-20/7/1975)[2]
Services
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station Rotokauri towards Auckland Strand Te Huia Terminus Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station Papakura towards Auckland Strand Northern Explorer Otorohanga towards Wellington Preceding station   KiwiRail   Following station   Historical railways   Te Rapa Racecourse Line open, station closed 3 km (1.9 mi) towards Britomart   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Rukuhia Line open, station closed 8.45 km (5.25 mi) towards Wellington Terminus   East Coast Main Trunk   Hamilton Central Line open, station closed 1.7 km (1.1 mi)

Hamilton railway station serves the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Frankton, hence the station's former name Frankton Junction, its name for most of its existence. The station is a Keilbahnhof, located at the junction of the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) and East Coast Main Trunk (ECMT) lines. The station is served by the regional Te Huia service, which runs to Auckland via Rotokauri Transport Hub and Huntly railway station twice daily in the morning, with return services in the evening and by the 6-days a week, Northern Explorer passenger service, between Auckland and Wellington.