[3] Te Aute is unusual in three respects: Nearby the railway climbs a steep bank and there is a radio mast, an old shop and a lake.

[13] However, in 1876, the Minister for Public Works, Edward Richardson, attributed delays only to unexpectedly heavy land claims and floods.

S Tracey and Allen, of Napier, tendered £7,989 for track for the Paki Paki-Waipawa length in September 1875.

[14] Te Aute station was tendered on 12 April 1875, the platform on 17 May and the goods shed on 25 August.

By 1896 Te Aute had a 5th class station, platform, cart approach, loading bank, cattle and sheep yards, fixed signals, stationmaster's house, urinals and a passing loop for 36 wagons.

[33] Te Aute remained the terminus until Monday 28 August 1876, when the line was extended to Waipawa.

[36] From the opening of the link to Wellington in 1891, Te Aute had 4 trains a day in each direction,[37] which continued in 1896.

The Society re-piled the station in 1998 and replaced fascias, gutters, wall boards and toilets in 1999,[26] but was dissolved in 2004.

[47] A Wellington to Napier express, hauled by A Class 600,[48] derailed on Opapa bank on 22 September 1925[49] in a shallow cutting.

[55] A freight train had come off the line at the same spot[56] on 21 February 1920, derailing 10 wagons[57] and killing about 200 sheep.

[58] On 25 October 1996 a gangway fell off from between the coaches of a Steam Incorporated excursion, whilst descending the bank.

[1] The siding was at the top of the 1 in 46 gradient, 3.25 km (2.02 mi) south of Te Aute.

[60] However, that assessment doesn't mention that a store next to Te Aute Hotel burnt down in 1883.

[64] Also to the south, a 600 ft (180 m) high radio transmitter and Art Deco broadcasting station were built in 1938.