List of Wellington railway stations

This page lists all railway stations in Wellington, New Zealand used for passenger services. All station buildings except Petone, Waterloo and Wellington are owned by Tranz Metro, a division of Toll Rail. Greater Wellington Regional Council owns Petone and Waterloo, and the Crown owns Wellington. The railway infrastructure is owned by ONTRACK. All stations are served by Tranz Metro; Paraparaumu and Wellington are also served by Tranz Scenic's Capital Connection and Overlander, and Porirua by the Overlander, southbound only.

All present-day Wellington region stations have platforms, the majority of which were designed to accommodate 9-car DM-class EMU sets. 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 Branch which predominantly have platforms designed for 4-car sets.

Maps

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Notes

*Stations:Renamed to Manor Park when the Hutt Valley Branch became the main line.:With the closure of the Western Hutt section of the Wairarapa Line, and the formation of the Melling Branch from the remainder, the Melling station was relocated from its original site to the other (south) side of the Melling Link road.:Thought to have been reopened during WW II to serve the nearby hospital. On or near the site of the McKirdy station established by the Silverstream Railway.:Originally known as Lower Hutt.
*Dates:* Cells containing a date with a question mark indicate a date derived from an ambiguous source or sources.:* Cells in the Closed column containing a hyphen indicate the station is not closed (i.e. still operational).:* Cells containing only a question mark indicate that the date is not known, but the station has definitely been opened/closed.

Proposals

There are several proposals for new stations to be built along existing lines.

Paraparaumu Line

Greater Wellington'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. [cite news |first=Kay |last=Blundell |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Railway station plans go on hold |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4479721a23955.html |work= |publisher=The Dominion Post |date=2008-04-15 |accessdate=2008-04-14 ] [cite press release |title=Kapiti Coast railway upgrade details revealed |publisher=Greater Wellington Regional Council |date=2008-04-14 |url=http://www.gw.govt.nz/story27016.cfm? |format= |language= |accessdate=2008-04-15 |quote=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. ] The Regional Council’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, the committee now recommends it be completed by 2010.

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 MacKay's Crossing, between Paekakariki 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, to reduce transit times by reducing the number of stops. The suggestions were not included in the Plan.

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.

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