Runciman railway station

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Runciman railway station
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General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates 37°06′57″S174°56′33″E / 37.115800°S 174.942600°E / -37.115800; 174.942600
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Distance Wellington 638.37 km (396.66 mi)
History
Opened1874, officially 28 July 1879
Closed8 December 1918
Previous namesbriefly Oira in 1909
Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drury
Line open, station closed		  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail 		  Paerata
Line open, station closed

Runciman railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand, [1] [2] serving an area which had been sold by James Runciman in 1864, with plots near the proposed railway gaining higher prices. [3]

The Auckland and Drury Railway Act 1863 had been passed by Parliament "to enable the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland to construct a Railway between the Towns of Auckland and Drury with a Branch to Onehunga in the said Province." [4] The Auckland and Drury Railway formed the first section from Auckland of what later became the North Island Main Trunk line to Wellington.

It was initially planned that the terminal of the Auckland and Drury Railway would be north-east of the settlement, [5] but a longstanding offer of Runciman's land was still open in 1864 and it was built there instead. [6]

There was debate about the location of the station as early as 1874. [7] Although the line was complete by late 1873, [8] the first passenger train didn't run until 7 October 1874 [9] and complaint continued about delays in opening the line. [10] Possibly the delay was due to threats to blockade the line to force trains to stop at Runciman. [11] Drury became a crossing point for trains on the official opening to Mercer on 20 May 1875. [12] It seems Drury station was known as Runciman, [13] though the name didn't become official until July 1879. [14] The disputes over location seem to have continued throughout the station's existence. [15] By 1895 it had cattle loading facilities. [16] The name was briefly changed to Oira in 1909. [17]

Until 1917 Runciman station was next to a level crossing on the Great South Rd. Work then began to replace the crossing with a bridge, ease the gradient and build a new Drury station between Runciman and Drury, [18] despite a protest petition [19] about the move a few chains away. [20]

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References

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  2. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN   0589013165.
  3. ↑ "SALE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF DRURY. (Daily Southern Cross, 1864-03-31)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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  5. ↑ "Auckland and Drury Railway Act 1863 (Local) (27 Victoriae 1863 No 2)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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  12. ↑ "OPENING OF THE Auckland and Mercer Railway FOR TRAFFIC. (Auckland Star, 1875-05-20)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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  15. ↑ "SUGGESTED GOODS SHED AT THE RUNCIMAN STATION. (New Zealand Herald, 1885-10-23)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "RAILWAY FATALITY. (Auckland Star, 1895-02-04)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (New Zealand Herald, 1909-02-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 1917-07-24)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "RUNCIMAN RAILWAY STATION. (Auckland Star, 1913-05-09)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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