It had closed to regular passenger services when the present Hamilton station opened in 1975, so there was little need for formal renaming.

[10] Probably it was affected by delays in opening Claudelands bridge; the 16 mi 73 ch (27.2 km) Eureka contract to Morrinsville was signed on 5 December 1883,[11] though tenders had been invited over two years earlier.

"[16] In 1905 the stationmaster's house was shifted and a porters room, parcels office and store added.

[7] Work to underground the station began in 1961, with removal of sidings, a loading shelter and the goods shed.

[17] In 1969 a new 3-storey, 23,700 sq ft (2,200 m2) Administration Building opened, built by Holm Construction Ltd. for the Ministry of Works and linked by a covered walkway to the Road Services terminal in Ward Street and the underground rail platform.

[7] The station was once served by several named trains, including the Rotorua, Geyserland, Thames and Taneatua Expresses.

The platform was lowered about 20 ft (6.1 m) into a cut & cover tunnel approached on 1 in 80 gradients,[85] with road over-bridges at River Rd, Tristram/Hinemoa, Seddon Streets and Lake Rd.

The scheme was part of a wider initiative to upgrade services to Auckland and relay tracks to Cambridge.