Owned by KiwiRail Opened 19 December 1877 Rebuilt 1975 | Parking Yes Owner KiwiRail Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Fraser Street, Hamilton
New Zealand Line(s) North Island Main Trunk Connections East Coast Main Trunk (goods only) Electrified 25 kV 50 Hz AC June 1988 Address Fraser St, Frankton, Hamilton 3204, New Zealand Similar Ohakune Railway Station, Papakura Railway Station, Palmerston North Railway, The Strand Station, National Park railway st | ||
Hamilton Railway Station is a junction on the North Island Main Trunk serving the city of Hamilton in the Waikato region of New Zealand, located in Frankton, hence the name Frankton Junction, which it had for most of its existence.
When the Overlander was replaced by the Northern Explorer in 2012, the service to Hamilton was reduced to one train a day on six days a week.
History
- see also rail section on Hamilton page -
The station was important in the growth of Hamilton and trains calling have included The Overlander, Blue Streak, Scenic Daylight, Daylight Limited, Northerner, Silver Star, Night Limited, Waikato Connection, Rotorua Express, Geyserland Express, Thames Express, Taneatua Express and Kaimai Express.
The scale of past use of the station is indicated by a 1936 report that 3 months' revenue was £7065 for tickets (27,025 sold), £1482 for parcels and £24,143 for goods, including 43,357 sheep, 5,849 cattle and 1,756,450 feet of timber. The 2016 equivalent would be about $15m a year.