Hadfield railway station, New Zealand

LocationNew Zealand

Coordinates40°50′24″S 175°05′15″E / 40.840082°S 175.087467°E / -40.840082; 175.087467

Elevation40 ft (12 m)

LineNorth Island Main Trunk

Hadfield railway station
General information
Location	New Zealand
Coordinates	40°50′24″S 175°05′15″E / 40.840082°S 175.087467°E / -40.840082; 175.087467
Elevation	40 ft (12 m)
Line	North Island Main Trunk
Distance	Wellington 40 mi (64 km)
History
Opened	1 December 1886
Closed	15 January 1906[1]
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station Te Horo Line open, station closed 3 mi (4.8 km)   North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail   Waikanae Line open, station open 3 mi (4.8 km)
Location

Hadfield railway station was a flag station, sometimes shown as Hatfield,^[2] on the North Island Main Trunk and in the Kāpiti Coast District of New Zealand.^[3][4]

It opened on 1 December 1886 and closed on 15 January 1906.^[5] The only siding was a loop with capacity for 28 wagons and locomotive. It had a "waiting shed" and was probably named after the nearby Te Kowhai or Hadfield's Creek.^[6]

The Wellington-Manawatu Line was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR) when the first through train from Wellington to Palmerston North ran on 30 November 1886.^[7] Hadfield was part of the Waikanae to Ōtaki contract, let to Messrs Wilkie and Wilson.^[8]

Only a single track now passes through the station site.^[9]