List of Wellington railway stations
This page lists all railway stations in Wellington, New Zealand that are or were on Wellington's suburban passenger rail network. Ownership of all station buildings except Wellington was transferred to Greater Wellington Regional Council on 1 July 2011.[1] Wellington Station is owned by KiwiRail, along with all station platforms and other railway network infrastructure.[2] All stations have platforms, the majority of which were designed to accommodate 9-car DM/D EMUs. Exceptions to this include the Wairarapa stations, which have platforms long enough for either 3 or 7 car sets of SW-class carriages; and those on the Johnsonville Line, which have platforms designed for 6-car Matangi sets. Most stations in the suburban network have been upgraded to accommodate the "Matangi" electric units which were introduced from 2010.[3] The train services are run by Transdev Wellington.
Maps
Schematic map
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Geographic map
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List
Current stations
StationA | Metlink code | Line(s) | Service(s) | Serves | km from Wellington | Fare zone(s) | OpenedB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ava | AVA | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Ava, Petone | 12.5 | 4 | 27 May 1927[4] |
Awarua Street | AWAR | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Ngaio | 6.0 | 3 | 2 July 1938[5] |
Box Hill | BOXH | Khandallah | 7.2 | 16 July 1956[6] | |||
Carterton | CART | Wairarapa Line | Wairarapa Connection | Carterton | 76.6 | 13 | 1 November 1880[7] |
Crofton Downs | CROF | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Crofton Downs, Chartwell | 4.9 | 3 | 25 March 1963[6][5] |
Epuni | EPUN | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Epuni, Boulcott | 16.5 | 5 | 7 January 1946[6] |
Featherston | FEAT | Wairarapa Connection | Featherston | 57.2 | 11 | 12 October 1878[6] | |
Heretaunga | HERE | Hutt Valley | Heretaunga | 28.2 | 6 | 1908[8] | |
Johnsonville | JOHN | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Johnsonville | 10.5 | 3 | 21 September 1885[9][10] |
Kenepuru | KENE | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Kenepuru, Linden | 16.2 | 5 | 8 April 1963[6] |
Khandallah | KHAN | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Khandallah | 8.0 | 3 | 21 September 1885[9] [10] |
Linden | LIND | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Linden | 14.9 | 4 | 28 July 1940[6] |
Mana[d] | MANA | Mana | 23.2 | 6 | 5 September 1949[6] | ||
Manor Park | MANO | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Manor Park | 23.7 | 1 March 1954[11] | |
Masterton | MAST | Wairarapa Connection | Masterton | 91.0 | 14 | 1 November 1880[7] | |
Matarawa | MATA | Carterton | 69.6 | 13 | 1 November 1880[7] | ||
Maymorn | MAYM | Maymorn | 38.8 | 8 | 3 November 1955[12] | ||
Melling[e] | MELL | Melling Branch | Melling | Melling, Lower Hutt city centre | 13.5 | 4 | 26 May 1908[6] |
Naenae | NAEN | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Naenae, Avalon | 18.3 | 5 | 7 January 1946[13] |
Ngaio | NGAI | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Ngaio | 5.2 | 3 | 21 September 1885[9][10] |
Ngauranga | NGAU | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley, Melling | Ngauranga | 4.8 | 20 April 1874[14] | |
Paekākāriki | PAEK | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Paekākāriki | 38.8 | 8 | 31 March 1886[6] |
Paraparaumu | PARA | Paraparaumu, Raumati | 48.3 | 9 | 2 August 1886[6] | ||
Paremata | PARE | Paremata | 21.9 | 6 | 24 September 1885[6][9][10] | ||
Petone | PETO | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley, Melling, Wairarapa Connection | Petone | 10.5 | 4 | June 1875[14] |
Plimmerton | PLIM | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Plimmerton | 24.5 | 6 | 2 October 1885[6] |
Pomare | POMA | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Pomare, Stokes Valley | 22.0 | 5 | 9 August 1954[6] |
Porirua | PORI | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Porirua city centre | 17.7 | 24 September 1885[6][9][15] | |
Pukerua Bay[g] | PUKE | Pukerua Bay | 30.4 | 7 | 25 December 1885[6] | ||
Raroa | RARO | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Raroa | 9.2 | 3 | 17 June 1940[6] |
Redwood | REDW | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Redwood | 13.1 | 4 | 15 December 1963[6] |
Renall Street | RENA | Wairarapa Line | Wairarapa Connection | Masterton | 89.4 | 14 | 1936[16] |
Silverstream | SILV | Hutt Valley | Silverstream, Pinehaven | 26.8 | 6 | 21 November 1954[6] | |
Simla Crescent | SIML | Johnsonville Line | Johnsonville | Khandallah | 6.9 | 3 | 2 July 1938[5] |
Solway | SOLW | Wairarapa Line | Wairarapa Connection | Masterton | 88.1 | 14 | 1 November 1880[7] |
Taitā | TAIT | Hutt Valley | Taitā | 20.6 | 5 | 14 April 1947[11] | |
Takapu Road | TAKA | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Redwood, Grenada North | 11.9 | 4 | 20 June 1937[6] |
Tawa | TAWA | Tawa | 13.8 | 24 September 1885[6][9][10] | |||
Trentham | TREN | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Trentham | 29.4 | 6/7 | 8 January 1907[6] |
Upper Hutt | UPPE | Hutt Valley, Wairarapa Connection | Upper Hutt city centre | 32.4 | 7 | 1 February 1876[17] | |
Waikanae | WAIK | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Waikanae | 55.4 | 10 | 2 August 1886[6] |
Wallaceville | WALL | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Wallaceville, Trentham | 31.3 | 7 | 1 February 1876[6] |
Waterloo | WATE | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley, Wairarapa Connection | Waterloo, Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt city centre | 15.5 | 4 | 27 May 1927[4] |
Wellington | WELL | All | Wellington city centre | 0.0 | 1 | 19 June 1937[18] | |
Western Hutt[k] | WEST | Melling Branch | Melling | Alicetown, Lower Hutt city centre | 11.9 | 4 | 14 April 1874[19] |
Wingate | WING | Wairarapa Line | Hutt Valley | Wingate, Avalon | 19.5 | 5 | 25 September 1950[6] |
Woburn | WOBU | Woburn, Waiwhetu | 14.4 | 4 | 27 May 1927[4] | ||
Woodside | WOOD | Wairarapa Connection | Greytown | 65.1 | 12 | 14 May 1880[6] |
Former stations
StationA | Line(s) | Service(s) | Serves | OpenedB | ClosedB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrews | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 26 June 1938[6] | 28 February 1954[13] |
Beach | Hutt Park Railway | — | — | 6 February 1885 | 31 January 1950[6] |
Belmont | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 15 December 1875[6] | 28 February 1954[13] |
Clareville | — | — | 1 November 1880[7] | 30 November 1970[6] | |
Cross Creek | — | — | 12 October 1878 | 30 October 1955[20] | |
Dalefield | — | — | 1 November 1880[7] | 1 February 1981[6] | |
Fernside | — | — | 14 May 1880[6] | 30 March 1975[6] | |
Gracefield[a] | Gracefield Branch | — | — | 4 April 1943[6] | 1 May 2002[6] |
Greytown | Greytown Branch | — | — | 14 May 1880[21] | 25 December 1953[22] |
Haywards[b] | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 15 December 1875[6] | 1 March 1954[13] |
Hutt Park | Hutt Park Railway | — | — | 6 February 1885[6] | 19 November 1915[6] |
Hutt Park | Gracefield Branch | — | — | 17 September 1927 27 February 1960 | 5 February 1949 11 May 1965 |
Kaitoke | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 28 December 1877[23] | 30 October 1955[20] |
Kaiwharawhara | — | — | 20 April 1874[14] | 21 November 2013[24] | |
Lambton[c] | — | Wellington | 1885[8] | 19 June 1937[18] | |
Mangaroa | — | — | 1 January 1878[6] | 30 October 1955[20] | |
Middleton | — | — | 8 February 1881[6] | April 1891[6] | |
Muri | North Island Main Trunk | Kapiti | Pukerua Bay | 28 July 1952[6] | 30 April 2011[25] |
Otaihanga | — | — | 2 August 1886[6] | 1902[6] | |
Pigeon Bush | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 12 October 1878 | 30 October 1955[20] |
Pipitea Point | — | — | 14 April 1874[26] | 30 September 1884[6] | |
Pitcaithly's[f] | — | — | December 1903[6] | 26 March 1938[6] | |
Silverstream Bridge[h] | — | — | 26 May 1908[6][8] 17 August 1942[6] | 1917[8] 1954[13] | |
Summit | — | — | 12 October 1878 | 30 October 1955[20] | |
Te Aro | Te Aro Extension | — | Wellington | 27 March 1893[27] | 23 April 1917[27] |
Thorndon | North Island Main Trunk | — | — | 24 September 1885 | 8 June 1937[28] |
Waingawa | Wairarapa Line | — | — | 30 March 1921[6][16] | - |
Wainui[i] | North Island Main Trunk | — | — | 1 December 1886[6] | 3 February 1900[6][29] |
Wellington[j] | Wairarapa Line | — | Wellington city centre | 1 November 1880[7] | 1885[8] |
Notes
- ^ Stations
- a Parkside until 1964. Never used for passenger traffic.[8]
- b Renamed Manor Park when the Hutt Valley Branch became the main line.[8]
- c Demolished in 1938.
- d Was known as Dolly Varden (after a ship) until 1960 when local pressure resulted in the area being renamed Mana.[8][30]
- e With the closure of the Western Hutt section of the Wairarapa Line and the formation of the Melling Branch from the remainder, Melling station was relocated to the south side of the Melling Link road.
- f Replaced by Andrews, to the south.
- g Originally Pukerua.
- h Thought to have been reopened during WW II to serve the nearby hospital. On or near the site of the Silver Stream Railway's McKirdy station.
- i Near Mackays Crossing.
- j On closure relocated and later named Lambton.[8]
- k Originally Lower Hutt.
- ^ Dates
- A date with a question mark means the date is from an ambiguous source or sources.
- – in the Closed column means the station is still open.
- ? without a date means that the date is not known, but the station has definitely been opened/closed.
Proposals
The GWRC 2009 Long Term Community Plan (LTCCP) indicates that it is considering introducing user-pays charges to some station carparks where demand exceeds supply. Some stations are being considered for expanded parking facilities where sufficient demand exists and suitable land is available, but necessary station upgrades to accommodate new rolling stock have constrained the amount of funding that can be committed to projects like improved Park-and-Ride facilities.[3]
There are several proposals for new stations to be built along existing lines.
Kapiti Line
GWRC's Western Corridor Plan calls for improvements to rail services in the Kapiti area, including two new stations: Raumati, proposed for completion in 2009, south of Paraparaumu, probably just north of the intersection of State Highway 1 and Poplar Avenue; and Lindale, proposed for completion in 2010, would be part of a larger transport hub north of Paraparaumu. However, a more recent decision by the council to invest its funds and resources in electrification and double-tracking to Waikanae, and the upgrade of Paraparaumu and Waikanae stations, has meant that consideration will now not be given to these new stations before 2010.[31][32] GWRC's passenger transport committee has also recommended that electrification be extended to Waikanae, bringing the existing station there into the Wellington rail network – although the Western Corridor Plan did not envisage this occurring within the next 20 years, work was completed in February 2011.
The following stations have also been proposed, but not approved:
- between Porirua and Paremata, to serve the new Aotea development;
- south of Takapu Road, to serve Glenside and other expanding residential areas near Johnsonville;
- at Mackays Crossing, between Paekākāriki and Raumati (near the site of the former Wainui station);
- in Tawa No 2 tunnel, to serve Newlands.
There have also been proposals to close either Redwood or Takapu Road, and either Pukerua Bay or Muri,[33] to reduce transit times by reducing the number of stops. The suggestions were not included in the Plan, but Muri station was closed on 30 April 2011.
Hutt Valley Line
Greater Wellington's Hutt Corridor Plan calls for it to "[d]esign and implement extension of electrification and services northward beyond Upper Hutt, including new stations at Timberlea and Cruickshank Road." These stations are not planned for construction until after 2016. A branch line to Wainuiomata has been proposed as recently as the 1970s, but is not planned.
References
- ^ "Rail station-upgrade cost check". The Dominion Post. Wellington. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ CHAPMAN, KATIE (5 July 2011). "$168m Wellington rail package signed". The Dominion Post. Wellington. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ a b KOPP, MICHAEL (19 May 2009). "GW may charge for station carparks". Hutt News. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b c Cameron 1976, pp. 293–294.
- ^ a b c Churchman 1998, chpt. "Electrified Operations".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay Scoble 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Cameron 1976, p. 131.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hoy 1970, pp. 93–95.
- ^ a b c d e f Hoy 1972, p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e Hoy 1972, pp. 119–120.
- ^ a b Bromby 2003, p. 41.
- ^ Bromby 2003, p. 42.
- ^ a b c d e Bromby 2003, p. 40.
- ^ a b c Hoy 1970, p. 13.
- ^ Hoy 1972, pp. 119.
- ^ a b Cameron 1976, p. 244.
- ^ Cameron 1976, p. 83.
- ^ a b Mahoney 1987, p. 102.
- ^ Hoy 1970, p. 11.
- ^ a b c d e Cameron 1976, p. 170.
- ^ Cameron 1976, p. 283.
- ^ Cameron 1976, p. 286.
- ^ Cameron 1976, pp. 100, 103.
- ^ "Station closes for good". Stuff. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ DANDO, KRIS (22 March 2011). "Muri station to close". Kapi-Mana News. Porirua. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Cameron 1976, p. 215.
- ^ a b Bromby 2003, p. 74.
- ^ Mahoney 1987, p. 104.
- ^ Hoy 1972, p. 53.
- ^ Churchman 1995, p. 27.
- ^ Blundell, Kay (15 April 2008). "Railway station plans go on hold". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 14 April 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Kapiti Coast railway upgrade details revealed" (Press release). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
The future of extra stations at Lindale and Raumati will be determined after 2010 when the benefits of the first tranche of work and subsequent travel patterns are established.
- ^ TUCKEY, KAROLINE (23 June 2009). "Station work too costly for regional council". Kapi-Mana News. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
Bibliography
- Bromby, Robin (2003). Rails That Built A Nation: An Encyclopedia of New Zealand Railways. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. ISBN 1-86934-080-9.
- Cameron, Walter Norman (1976). A Line of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas. Wellington: New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. ISBN 0-908573-00-6.
- Churchman, Geoffrey Basil (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand. Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-79-3.
- Churchman, Geoffrey Basil (1998) [1988]. The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway (Second ed.). Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-05-X.
- Hoy, Douglas George (1970). Rails Out of the Capital. Wellington: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society.
- Hoy, Douglas George (1972). West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. Wellington, Dunedin: Southern Press.
- Mahoney, John Daniel (1987). Down at the Station: A study of the New Zealand Railway Station. Palmerston North: The Dunmore Press. ISBN 0-86469-060-6.
- Quail Map Company (1993). New Zealand Railway And Tramway Atlas (4th ed.). England: The Quail Map Company. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- Scoble, Juliet (April 2010). "Station Opening and Closing Dates" (PDF). railheritage.org.nz/. Wellington: Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 April 2014.