Te Kumi railway station
Te Kumi railway station | |||||||||||
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_in_1885.jpg) Te Kumi in 1885 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°18′32″S 175°09′06″E / 38.309000°S 175.151700°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 479 km (298 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 September 1887 goods 2 December 1887 passenger | ||||||||||
| Closed | 14 October 1968[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Te Kumi railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] The railway had been delayed by Māori opposition to it entering King Country[4] and Te Kumi was one of the last places where such resistance was shown.[5]
After being arrested at Parihaka in 1879, Ngāti Kinohaku were returned to Te Kumu, where they tried to establish a similar settlement.[6] In March 1883, Charles Wilson Hursthouse was held at Te Kumi by Te Mahuki, whilst surveying for the railway. Te Mahuki posed for a photograph at Te Kumi in 1885,[7] after serving a year of hard labour.[8]
Te Kumi railway station opened with the section from Ōtorohanga to Te Kuiti, for which Coates & Metcalfe were the contractors,[9] having started work in 1886.[10] It opened on 2 September 1887 for goods[11] and three months later for passengers,[12] initially with two trains a week.[13] £122.1s was spent on creating a shelter shed and platform for a flag station at Te Kumi. Urinals were added in 1897, a 22 ft (6.7 m) by 14 ft (4.3 m) goods shed in 1899[14] (though possibly in use from 1897),[15] cattle and sheep yards and a passing loop for 22 wagons, in 1905, and a loading bank in 1911. Railway houses were built in 1920.[14]
Superfine Lime Siding was 2.94 km (1.83 mi) to the north.[16] It was in use from at least 1937[17] to 1987.[14] There was no sign of a siding by 2001,[18] though a caption on Flickr in 2016 mentioned lime transported in containers by rail from the works,[19] now owned by Omya.[20]
Te Kuiti Lime siding was 1.31 km (0.81 mi) to the south.[16] The lime and aggregates quarry was rebuilt in 1912 after a fire.[21]
Just a single track and a sub station now remain.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ "NATIVE OBSTRUCTION. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 15 March 1883. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "The Arrest of Mahuki. THAMES STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 23 October 1890. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Te Mahuki". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "THROUGH THE KING COUNTRY WITH THE CAMERA. OTAGO DAILY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 July 1885. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "NATIVE MATTERS. TARANAKI HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 7 April 1883. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "THE MAIN TRUNK RAILWAY. WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 January 1887. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 November 1886. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 6 September 1887. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "WAIKATO TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 November 1887. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "TE AROHA NEWS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 September 1888. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "WAIKATO ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 January 1897. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ a b New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ "PHENOMENAL SEASON. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 6 April 1937. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Survey Number: SNC9990 Run Number: 35 Photo Number: 34". Retrolens. 9 October 2002.
- ^ "Framed at Ohaupo". Flickr. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "OmyaWeb nz-en". www.omya.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "MESSRS WILSON AND CO.'S QUARRY. WAIKATO ARGUS". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 25 June 1912. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Te Kumi Station Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1885 photo of village and Mangaokewa Stream
- Aerial photos in 1944 and 1963
- 2020 photo of Te Huia coaches passing Te Kumi
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