Kopaki railway station

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Kopaki railway station
Kopaki 1957.jpg
Kopaki in 1957
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates38°28′42″S 175°16′24″E / 38.478387°S 175.273304°E / -38.478387; 175.273304Coordinates: 38°28′42″S 175°16′24″E / 38.478387°S 175.273304°E / -38.478387; 175.273304
Elevation265 m (869 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 454.62 km (282.49 mi)
History
Opened1 April 1901
Closedpassengers before 12/1975
goods 31 January 1982
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Previous namesParitikona until 8 December 1912
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Puketutu
Line open,
station closed
7.21 km (4.48 mi) 		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Mangapehi
Line open,
station closed
5.15 km (3.20 mi)

Kopaki was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waitomo District of New Zealand.[1]

It was part of the Puketutu to Poro-O-Tarao contract, which began in September 1892.[2] From 18 January 1897 a weekly goods train ran to Poro-O-Tarao.[3]

A cattle yard was built in 1920.[4] The passing loop was lengthened in 1939,[5] to hold 219 rather than 97 wagons.[6] The work was done at the same time the loop at Waiteti was installed, the total cost for both being £19,000.[7]

The gradient to the north of the station is 1 in 70.[8]

There was a Farmers Union store at Kopaki in 1920[9] and a sawmill in 1952.[10]

Kopaki post office was 30 ch (2,000 ft; 600 m) from the railway station.[11]

A 1980 report said there was a concrete block shelter shed and a loop for 121 wagons.[12]

Construction of new SH30 bridge over Kopaki passing loop in 2022

The 1925[13]-26[14] timber bridge carrying SH30 over the railway is being rebuilt between 2021 and 2023 to carry high productivity vehicles.[15] The replacement will be skewed, with a length of 68 m (223 ft) and a cost of $12.4m.[16]

Only the shelter shed and passing loop remain.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0 900609 92 3.
  2. ^ "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
  3. ^ "PORO-O-TARAO TUNNEL. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 June 1933. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "COUNTRY NEWS. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 July 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 October 1939. Retrieved 28 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 28 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "RAILWAY OCCURRENCE REPORT 04-107 express freight Train 237, derailment, near Kopaki" (PDF). Transport Accident Investigation Commission. 24 March 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "New Zealand Herald, REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF CO-OPERATIVE TRADING. THE FARMERS' UNION TRADING CO". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 December 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "New Zealand Gazette" (PDF). 1952.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON" (PDF). 1940.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 September 1925. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 September 1926. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "A new rail overbridge on the way at SH30 Kopaki". Waitomo District Council. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) - SH30 Kopaki Bridge Replacement". www.gets.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Kopaki Overhead Bridge". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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