Ohaupo railway station
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Defunct railway station in New Zealand
Ōhaupō railway station | |||||||||||
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| Aerial view of Ōhaupō in 1964 – station bottom right | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′16′′S 175°18′10′′E / 37.921011°S 175.30283°E / -37.921011; 175.30283 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 527.16 km (327.56 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 4 June 1878 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 13 June 1982[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Ōhaupō railway station was a station located at Ōhaupō on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2] [3] It was the terminus of the line from Auckland from 1878 to 1880 and closed in 1982. Only a passing loop remains.[4]
History
[edit ]Opening of the line from Hamilton to Ōhaupō had been planned for 25 February 1878,[5] as a report on 13 February said it was ready to be opened.[6] The Governor General went over the line on 27 March 1878,[7] but opening was postponed, due to subsidence at Rukuhia,[8] until 4 June 1878.[9] The service started with two trains a day.[10] A platelayer's cottage was built by July 1878 and the station and stationmaster's house by July 1879. From 1879 to 1913 there was a Post Office at the station.[6] Trains were speeded up in 1879 to run at 20 mph (32 km/h) to Mercer and 25 mph (40 km/h) from there to Ōhaupō, saving about an hour.[11]
On Thursday 1 July 1880 the line was extended to Te Awamutu and 397ドル was spent on moving the engine shed and driver's cottage there. By 1884 Ōhaupō had a 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, 30 ft (9.1 m) by 60 ft (18 m) goods shed, loading bank, cattle yards, stationmaster's house, urinals and a passing loop for 37 wagons. By 1896 the goods shed had a verandah.[6] By 1902 there was a ladies' waiting room, public vestibule, ticket lobby, stationmaster's office, an asphalt platform and a 7-room stationmaster's house.[12] In 1905 the station was enlarged, a shelter added and a caretaker appointed. In 1909 a verandah was added and by 1911 the loop could hold 75 wagons.[6] After the NIMT fully opened in 1909, Ōhaupō was served by local trains connecting with the expresses.[13] [14] In 1927 the station handled 2,686 tons of fertiliser.[15] Two state houses were added in 1956.[6] On Saturday 18 August 1956 Ōhaupō became an attended flag station. By 1980 the loop could hold 112 wagons. The station closed on Sunday 13 June 1982.[6]
Traffic grew rapidly for the first two decades of the twentieth century, but then declined as buses and car increased (see graph and table below).
year
tickets
season tickets
staff
source
title
1881
2,020
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1881/I/967
RETURN No. 9. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ending 31 March 1881
1882
1,376
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1882/I/824
RETURN No. 10. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ending 31 March 1882
1883
1,403
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1883/I/895
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1883
1884
1,402
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1884/I/844
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1884
1885
1,057
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1885/I/1156
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1885
1886
1,395
2
2
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1886/I/1138
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1886
1887
1,313
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1887/I/920
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1887
1888
866
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1889/I/1068?large_image=true
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1888
1889
855
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1889/I/1068
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1889
1890
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1890/I/1064
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1890
1891
802
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1891/II/1264
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1891
1892
819
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1892/I/1164
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1892
1893
924
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1893/I/1494
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1893
1894
993
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1894/I/1388
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1894
1895
1,009
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1895/I/1586
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1895
1896
1,005
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1896/I/1624
RETURN No. 10. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Twelve Months ending 31 March 1896
1897
1,117
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1897/II/1610
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1897
1898
1,108
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1898/I/1670
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1898
1899
1,245
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1899/I/1824
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1899
1900
1,139
1
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1900/I/1612
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1900
1901
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1901
1902
2,059
2
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1902/I/1436
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1902
1903
2,386
2
2
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1903/I/1873
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1903
1904
3,180
3
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1904/I/1848
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1904
1905
3,351
8
3
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1905/I/3767
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1905
1906
3,367
17
3
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1906/II/1600
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1906
1907
3,310
28
3
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1907/I/2542
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1907
1908
4,285
43
3
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1908/I/2061
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1908
1909
4,689
29
4
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1909/II/1832
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1909
1910
4,513
9
4
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1910/I/2050
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1910
1911
4,491
9
4
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1911/I/2497
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1911
1912
5,080
73
4
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1912/II/2420
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1912
1913
5,462
114
4
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1913/I/3693
RETURN No. 12. STATEMENT of Revenue and Expenditure of each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1913
1914
5,359
117
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1914/I/2031
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1914
1915
5,670
132
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1915/I/1638
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1915
1916
5,108
107
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1916/I/1053
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1916
1917
5,551
159
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1917/I/1123
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1917
1918
5,423
115
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1918/I-II/1159
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1918
1919
6,324
133
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1919/I/1231
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1919
1920
6,516
90
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1920/I/1349
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1920
1921
6,351
92
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1921/I-II/1452
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1921
1922
5,706
27
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1922/I/1409
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1922
1923
5,638
33
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1923/I-II/1321
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1923
1924
5,455
56
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1924/I/2458
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1924
1925
4,658
73
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1925/I/1804
RETURN No. 12. Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1925
1926
4,602
49
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1926/I/1930
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1926
1927
3,804
69
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1927/I/2230
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1927
1928
3,231
175
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1928/I/2628
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1928
1929
2,242
181
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1929/I/2090
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1929
1930
1,725
176
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1930/I/2212
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1930
1931
1,843
157
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1931/I-II/1778
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1931
1932
1,975
177
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1932/I-II/1934
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1932
1933
2,354
135
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1933/I/1388
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1933
1934
2,539
135
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1934/I/2278
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1934
1935
2,759
135
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1935/I/1326
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1935
1936
2,576
113
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1936/I/1552
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1936
1937
1,935
105
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1937/I/1896
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1937
1938
2,024
135
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1938/I/1652
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1938
1939
2,071
116
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1939/I/1970
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1939
1940
1,764
119
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1940/I/1314
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1940
1941
1,376
117
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1941/I/1203
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1941
1942
2,056
127
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1942/I/651
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1942
1943
3,544
133
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1943/I/679
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1943
1944
2,269
88
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1944/I/895
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1944
1945
1,508
19
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1945/I/969
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1945
1946
1,173
21
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1946/I/1548
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1946
1947
1,004
5
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1947/I/2495
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1947
1948
422
10
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1948/I/2521
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1948
1949
609
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1949/I/2104
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1949
1950
558
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1950/I/2366
STATEMENT No. 18 Statement of Traffic and Revenue for each Station for the Year ended 31 March 1950
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of a breeze at night" for Ōhaupō.[16]
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