The engine shed closed on 1 January 1960. There was a Post Office at the station from 6 February 1953 to 31 March 1966. Although electric power reached Tokanui in 1926, it wasn't until 1932 that it lit the stockyards, 1936 when it was noted a railway house had electricity and 1946 for station lighting.
The engine shed closed on 1 January 1960. A Post Office facility existed at the station from 6 February 1953 to 31 March 1966. Although power was established in Tokanui in 1926, it wasn't until 1932 that the stockyards were lit up, and by 1936 a railway house had electricity, with station lighting introduced in 1946.