ÅŒpaheke railway station was a
flag station serving
ÅŒpaheke on the
North Island Main Trunk in
New Zealand. It was opened in 1875 and closed in 1955. It was called
Hunua
Hunua () is a small settlement in the rural outskirts of south Auckland, New Zealand.
Hunua is east of Papakura, from Hunua Falls and lies at the foot of the Hunua Ranges, from where Auckland obtains most of its water supply. The literal tran ...
until 7 January 1912 and, though it didn't appear in the 1875 timetable, Hunua was described as a small wayside station on the line's opening day. The station was first listed in the December 1875 timetable, being served by 2 trains a day, taking 92 minutes for the from
Auckland. When the line was extended to
Hamilton, Hunua gained an extra train and the schedule was cut to 79 minutes.
Hunua opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and
Mercer Railway on 20 May 1875, built by
Brogden & Co, when it was extended from
Penrose. A limited service may have started earlier, as Brogden & Sons ran excursion trains to
Drury in October 1874.
The station was opposite ÅŒpaheke Saleyards on ÅŒpaheke Road, on the Hay's Farm. It was a very small
sixth class station,
with a shelter shed ( by ).
By 1884 there was a passenger platform with cart approach and a loading bank, and in 1894 there was a petition for a goods shed to be built. In 1891 the Coultland Brothers obtained permission to lay a
tramway from the station.
A suggestion was made in 1899 that a tramway could be laid between the station and Hunua coal seams. However, it seems that the Hunua Colliery only used road transport to get its coal to the railway at Papakura.
The station was damaged by fire on 3 May 1956 and the rest offered for sale in May 1963.
See also
List of Auckland railway stations
References
External links
Station on 1931 map1966 photo of repair after derailment caused by floods
Defunct railway stations in New Zealand
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