tˈiː ɹˈɑːpɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən ˈoʊpənd wɛn ðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈaɪlənd mˈeɪn tɹˈʌŋk wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd fɹʌm əŋɡˌɑːɹɹuːɐwˈæhiə tə hˈæməltən ˌɔn nˈaɪntiːn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
Te Rapa railway station opened when the North Island Main Trunk was extended from Ngāruawāhia to Hamilton on 19 December 1877.