page_title: Huntly railway station, Waikato
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Huntly railway station, Waikato / History
caption_attribution_description: English: 1933 view of stations at Huntly and Huntly Town (1916-1969), Awaroa Branch
context_page_description: Huntly Railway Station was on the North Island Main Trunk line and the Awaroa Branch in the town of Huntly in the Waikato District of New Zealand, 65 mi south of Auckland. It was 7.31 km north of Taupiri and 2.78 km south of Kimihia.
context_section_description: The station opened on 13 August 1877, originally as Huntley Lodge or Ruawaro c1878, and Huntley from 1879 up to 1882, though all 3 names had been used locally since at least 1877. On 21 May 1972 the station was closed.
  The station was enlarged in 1893. It had a Class 4 station building, described, in 1902, as built of wood and iron, with, "a large waiting room, ladies' waiting room, a lamp and luggage room, and the post and telegraph office. There is also a goods shed, and an engine and coaling shed for the engine. About ten trains daily pass through the station, and the staff consists of five hands, besides the stationmaster."
  
  Traffic grew steadily (see graph and table below) so, in March 1920, the Town Board set out the need for a larger station. Requests were dismissed until, on 2 July 1936,  the First Labour Government's new Minister of Railways said that provided the Government was re elected, a new station building would be provided.
  By 1925 there were 13 staff and 3 locomotives at Huntly engine shed.
caption: 1933 view of stations at Huntly and Huntly Town (1916–1969), Awaroa Branch
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