Kopaki railway station

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Kopaki railway station
Kopaki 1957.jpg
Kopaki in 1957
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 38°28′42″S175°16′24″E / 38.478387°S 175.273304°E / -38.478387; 175.273304
Elevation265 m (869 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 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 Construction of new SH30 bridge over Kopaki passing loop in 2022.jpg
Construction of new SH30 bridge over Kopaki passing loop in 2022

The 1925 [13] -26 [14] timber bridge carrying SH30 over the railway was rebuilt between 2021 and 2023 to carry high productivity vehicles. [15] It opened on 26 May 2023 [16] and is skewed, with a length of 68 m (223 ft) and a cost of $12.4m. [17]

Only the shelter shed and passing loop remain. [18]

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