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Runciman railway station

Runciman railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand,[4][5] serving an area which had been sold by James Runciman in 1864.[6] The station opened to goods traffic in 1879, then to passengers in 1882.[7][2][1]

Runciman railway station
General information
LocationDrury, New Zealand
Coordinates37°06′57″S 174°56′33″E / 37.115800°S 174.942600°E / -37.115800; 174.942600
Elevation13 m (43 ft)
LineNorth Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 638.37 km (396.66 mi)
History
Opened1879[1]
Closed8 December 1918[1][2]
Previous namesbriefly Oira in 1909[1][3]
Adjacent stations
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station
Drury
Line open, station opening soon
towards Waitematā
 North Island Main Trunk Ngākōroa
Line open, station opening soon
towards Wellington
Location
Map
1: Runciman station 1882–1918, 2: Drury station 1874–1918, 3: Drury station 1918–1972

The under-construction Ngakoroa train station, also in the wider Runciman area, is situated roughly 1km from the former station, and during planning was sometimes referred to as Runciman station.[8]

History

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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."[9] Later plans extended the terminus to Mercer.[7]

Although the line was complete by late 1873,[10] the first passenger train didn't run until 7 October 1874[11] and complaint continued about delays in opening the line.[12] Possibly the delay was due to threats to blockade the line to force trains to stop at Runciman.[13][original research?] There was debate about the location of the station as early as 1874.[14][original research?]

The station opened to goods traffic on 28 July 1879, then to passengers circa April 1882.[7][1]

The name was briefly changed to Oira on 3 January 1909, then back to Runciman on 9 August 1909.[1][3]

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 central station,[15] despite a protest petition[16] about the move.[17][original research?]

The station closed on 8 December 1918,[1] replaced by Drury railway station which opened the next day.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Scoble, Juliet (2010). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010 (PDF). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "9 December 1918". Manukau's Journey. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Local and General News". New Zealand Herald. Vol. XLVI, no. 13973. 1 February 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  4. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  5. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  6. ↑ "Sale of the Township of Drury". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XX, no. 2090. 31 March 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "20 May 1875". Manukau's Journey. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Comment from Local Board on the request from the Expert Consenting Panel considering the KiwiRail Papakura to Pukekohe rail electrification project (P2P) for Asset Owner and Specialist Input for listed fast track consent application" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Auckland and Drury Railway Act 1863 (Local) (27 Victoriae 1863 No 2)". New Zealand Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Railway Mismanagement". Waikato Times. Vol. V, no. 265. 22 January 1874. p. 5 (Supplement). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Opening of the Railway to Drury". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXX, no. 5343. National Library of New Zealand. 7 October 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Auckland and Waikato Railway". Waikato Times. Vol. VII, no. 378. 15 October 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Drury Station". Auckland Star. Vol. V, no. 1454. 8 October 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Railway Station at Drury". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. XXX, no. 5286. 3 August 1874. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Local and General". Pukekohe & Waiuku Times. Vol. 6, no. 295. 24 July 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Runciman Railway Station". Auckland Star. Vol. XLIV, no. 110. 9 May 1913. p. 9. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Runciman". Pukekohe & Waiuku Times. Vol. 5, no. 183. 16 June 1916. p. 1. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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