Otaki Railway Station

Otaki
Station statistics
Address	Arthur Street, Otaki
Coordinates	40°45′46″S 175°09′23″E / 40.7629°S 175.1564°E / -40.7629; 175.1564Coordinates: 40°45′46″S 175°09′23″E / 40.7629°S 175.1564°E / -40.7629; 175.1564
Lines	North Island Main Trunk
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1886
Rebuilt	1909, 1911
Owned by	KiwiRail
Services
KiwiRail     Preceding station   Tranz Scenic   Following station Levin toward Palmerston North Capital Connection Waikanae toward Wellington
New Zealand Historic Places Trust - Category II
Designated:	5-Sep-1985
Reference #:	4099

Otaki Railway Station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line serving Otaki in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North.

History

The station was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR) in 1886 as an intermediate station on the Wellington-Manawatu Line. The WMR had a locomotive depot and refreshment rooms there. Initially known as New Otaki to differentiate from the original settlement, but was soon changed to Otaki.

A new station was opened in 1909, but was destroyed by fire in July 1910. The replacement Type B station was designed by the notable NZR architect George Troup, and opened in February 1911. It has a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Class II listing.

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Otaki station:

• 290: Otaki Beach

Future

There is currently a campaign to extend electrified commuter services to Otaki, following a recent extension of the Kapiti Line to Waikanae.^[1]

References

1. ^ Nigel Wilson. "Raumati Station Now". http://www.raumatistation.com/. Retrieved 2011-02-23. 

Biblilography

• Cassells, K.R., Uncommon Carrier: The History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, 1882-1908 (Wellington, NZRLS, 1994, ISBN 0-908573-63-4)
• Hoy, Douglas, West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Wellington, Southern Press, 1972)

External links

• New Zealand Historic Places Trust website - article on Otaki Station
• Otaki Railway in the Cyclopaedia of New Zealand (1908)