Now the southern terminus for the Kingston Flyer, this site was originally a staging site called “The Ten Mile” for horse and travellers – long before becoming the stopping point for the rail traffic of earlier days.
The first train to pass through this area was on 10 July 1878, when the line was completed from Athol to Kingston. A celebration excursion comprising five engines and twenty carriages made its way from Invercargill to Kingston in honour of the occasion.
This building was transport to this site in 1996. Originally the Railway Station for Otautau, the style probably dates to 1920.