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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 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]

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.
  5. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 2 October 1939. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  7. ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "RAILWAY OCCURRENCE REPORT 04-107 express freight Train 237, derailment, near Kopaki" (PDF). Transport Accident Investigation Commission. 24 March 2004.
  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.
  10. ^ "New Zealand Gazette" (PDF). 1952.
  11. ^ "THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. POSTAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON" (PDF). 1940.
  12. ^ "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 17 September 1925. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  14. ^ "RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS. NEW ZEALAND HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 September 1926. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ^ "A new rail overbridge on the way at SH30 Kopaki". Waitomo District Council. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ^ "New SH30 rail overbridge at Kōpaki to open later today | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency". www.nzta.govt.nz. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  17. ^ "New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) - SH30 Kopaki Bridge Replacement". www.gets.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Kopaki Overhead Bridge". Google Maps. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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