Castle Street is a major street in the city of Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

, New Zealand. The street runs in a north-north-east direction from Stuart Street

Stuart Street, Dunedin

Stuart Street is one of the main streets of Dunedin, New Zealand. As with many of Dunedin's streets, it is named after a main street in Edinburgh, Scotland....

 outside Dunedin Railway Station

Dunedin Railway Station

Possibly the best-known building in the southern half of New Zealand's South Island, Dunedin Railway Station is a jewel in the country's architectural crown. Designed by George Troup, the station is the fourth building to have served as Dunedin's railway station...

 to the southern end of the Dunedin Botanical Gardens, and is bisected into two distinct parts by the University of Otago

University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...

 campus.

The southern part of Castle Street between Stuart Street and Frederick Street is part of State Highway 1, and is a two-laned one way street, carrying southbound traffic while Cumberland Street it the west carries northbound traffic.

The central part between Frederick Street and Saint David Street was mostly closed in the 1970s to allow expatiation of the University of Otago campus. A small cul-de-sac south of Albany Street that was formerly part of Castle Street was renamed Ethel Benjamin

Ethel Benjamin

Ethel Rebecca Benjamin was New Zealand’s first female lawyer. On 17 September 1897, she became the first woman in the British Empire to appear as counsel in court, representing a client for the recovery of a debt...

 Place.

Northern section: Student quarter

The northern section of Castle Street, also known as Castle Street North, runs for 600 metres from Saint David Street to Duke Street.

South of Dundas Street, most of the buildings are owned by the University of Otago, comprising mainly of offices and university-owned rental properties. It is also home to Selwyn College

Selwyn College, Otago

Selwyn College is a residential college affiliated to the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. It was founded by Bishop Samuel Tarratt Nevill as a theological college training clergy for the Anglican Church and as a hall of residence for students attending the university...

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North of Dundas Street, the street is dominated by rental properties occupied by students from the university and Otago Polytechnic

Otago Polytechnic

The Otago Polytechnic is a public New Zealand tertiary education institute, centred in Dunedin with campuses throughout the region of Otago including Cromwell, Wanaka and Queenstown....

. Most houses along the street are of early 20th century construction, dotted by modern infill housing. This section is considered the main street of Dunedin's student quarter, and has been home to many student riots.