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Reward notice in railway station
New Zealand Railways reward notice
Oamaru railway station
Oamaru's long wooden station is typical of the stations built in major provincial centres around the turn of the 20th century.
Britomart Transport Centre
Resembling a modern European or Asian metro station, Auckland’s gleaming Britomart Transport Centre has helped boost rail commuter patronage in this sprawling, car-dominated city.
Carterton railway station
The colourful Carterton station (completed in 1880) has been restored by the Wairarapa Railway Restoration Society and houses the Carterton Community and Railway Museum.
Helensville railway station
Helensville was once a popular refreshment stop for passengers travelling north of Auckland.
Frankton railway station, 1930s
In the early 20th century some busy stations, such as Frankton Junction (seen here in the 1930s), earned unsavoury reputations as unsafe places for women travelling alone.
NZR floor tiles, Dunedin station
These decorative floor tiles are just one of the many striking design features of the George Troup-designed Dunedin station.
Stained glass, Dunedin station
New Zealand’s finest station, in Dunedin, celebrates the glory of rail in stained-glass windows.
Farewell at station, 1941
Farewells at stations took on an extra poignancy during wartime.
Opening Toko railway station
A hardy crowd gathered to celebrate the opening of Toko station in the ravaged landscape of inland Taranaki, probably in 1902.
Dunedin railway station
Dunedin’s spectacular station – look no further for evidence of the prominence and prestige of rail in early 20th-century New Zealand.
Flag-station, West Coast
Inchbonnie railway station is little more than a weatherboard shelter shed.
Further information - railway stations
This web feature was written by Neill Atkinson and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.  Links The North Island main trunk line (NZHistory.net.nz) Rail tourism (NZHistory.net.nz) Britomart Transport Centre ‘Fight to keep rail heritage on track’ and ‘Stations on the move’ – two articles from the Historic Places Trust magazine, Heritage New Zealand, Winter 2003 Friends of Opapa Railway Station Ormondville Rail Preservation Group Paekakariki Rail and Heritage Museum
Film: the North Island main trunk line
'The Silver Spike', a documentary about the history of the North Island main trunk line shown on the New Zealand Film Unit's Pictorial parade, 7 November 1958
National Park railway station
The future of National Park station was affected by the threatened closure of the Overlander service in 2006.
Sound clip: railway refreshments
Hear an excerpt from a radio documentary about the North Island main trunk line.
Paekakariki refreshment room
Paekakariki was another well-known refreshment stop on the main trunk line.
Refreshment rooms, Taihape
Taihape was one of the many towns in the central North Island that owed their existence to the main trunk line. It was also home to one of New Zealand's best-known railway refreshment rooms, where bleary-eyed travellers poured off overnight trains for a quick 'cuppa and a pie'.
Busy railway tearoom
For many years the scramble for refreshments at railway stations was one of the central rituals of New Zealand life. In 1946 the Refreshment Branch served more than nine million travellers.
Railway station booking office
Travellers queue to buy tickets at the Rotorua railway station booking office in the early 1930s. The inter-war years were the heyday of rail tourism in New Zealand. The office is decorated with posters and maps advertising rail trips, and it also includes a Government Tourist Bureau kiosk.

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