The name of a man at the centre of an unexplained death on the main trunk railway line near Te Awamutu on Saturday has been released.

Detective Sergeant Ross Patterson of the Waipa CIB said the body of 19-year-old man Michael Ohutu was found on the main trunk railway line near Pokuru early on Saturday morning.

"Mr Ohutu's body had suffered injuries consistent with being struck by a train but at this point his death, which has been reported to the Coroner, remains unexplained.

"This matter will be the subject of a number of forensic examinations, the results of which may take some time to complete."