Runciman railway station

Runciman railway station
Location New Zealand
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
History
Opened 28/7/1879
Closed 8/12/1918[1]

Runciman railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand,[2][3] serving an area which had been sold by James Runciman in 1864, with plots near the proposed railway gaining higher prices.[4] It was initially planned for the terminal of the Auckland and Drury Railway to be north of the settlement,[5] but an offer of the later station site was made in 1864.[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]

References

  1. ↑ Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  2. ↑ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
  3. ↑ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
  4. ↑ "SALE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF DRURY. (Daily Southern Cross, 1864-03-31)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Auckland and Drury Railway Act 1863 (Local) (27 Victoriae 1863 No 2)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ↑ "DRURY. (New Zealander, 1864-08-23)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ↑ "RAILWAY STATION AT DRURY (Daily Southern Cross, 1874-08-03)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. ↑ "RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT. (Waikato Times, 1874-01-22)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. ↑ "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO DRURY. (Daily Southern Cross, 1874-10-07)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ "THE AUCKLAND AND WAIKATO RAILWAY (Waikato Times, 1874-10-15)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  11. ↑ "DRURY STATION. (Auckland Star, 1874-10-08)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  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 2016-10-15.
  13. ↑ "RAILWAY STATION AT RUNCIMAN'S PADDOCK. (New Zealand Herald, 1879-08-14)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  14. ↑ "Waikato Times (Waikato Times, 1879-07-26)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  15. ↑ "SUGGESTED GOODS SHED AT THE RUNCIMAN STATION. (New Zealand Herald, 1885-10-23)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  16. ↑ "RAILWAY FATALITY. (Auckland Star, 1895-02-04)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  17. ↑ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. (New Zealand Herald, 1909-02-01)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  18. ↑ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. (Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 1917-07-24)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  19. ↑ "RUNCIMAN RAILWAY STATION. (Auckland Star, 1913-05-09)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  20. ↑ "RUNCIMAN. (Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, 1916-06-16)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Drury
Line open, station open		   North Island Main Trunk
New Zealand Railways Department		   Paerata
Line open, station closed


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