The railway to Hamilton opened in October 1877, in December that year the line was extended south to the final terminus of Portland. Hamilton became a major railway station with extensive freight facilities and was the junction for several branch lines. From here you can see a section of one of the branch lines which was from Hamilton to Coleraine. The Hamilton to Coleraine line opened in 1888 and closed in 1977.
This trestle bridge is over the Grange Burn Creek. This location gives you a scenic view of the Trestle Bridge and also a view of the township of Hamilton. The spires that you can see in the township from this location are that of the Uniting and Anglican churches. These were built in the last 19th Century in a gothic style of local bluestone. From this, Hamilton earned the early reputation and known as the town of Churches.