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
LocationFraser Street, Hamilton[1]
New Zealand
Coordinates37°47′30″S 175°15′55″E / 37.791611°S 175.26536°E / -37.791611; 175.26536
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
Platforms2
ConnectionsEast Coast Main Trunk (goods only)
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened19 December 1877[2]
Rebuilt1975
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988
Previous namesHamilton,
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 Te Huia Terminus
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station
Papakura 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.

  1. ^ / KiwiRail Scenic Journeys – our stations
  2. ^ 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 28 September 2015.