 The village developed around a railway station, established in 1883, and later crossing loop on the former Main Southern Railway.A station platform was added in 1893 (The current platform was built for RTM by the Rotary Club Of Picton Inc with the aid of the local RFS and community to help with their tourist service in the 1990s).This line had gradients as steep as 1 in 30, and on 13 July 1919, the railway was deviated to the East.