Box Hill Railway Station

Infobox Station
name=Box Hill
type=Metlink commuter rail


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address=Cockayne Road, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand
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line=Johnsonville Line
other=Bus services
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platform=Single side
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tracks=Main line (1)
parking=No
bicycle=No
baggage_check=No
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opened=1956
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owned=Tranz Metro
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Box Hill railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand's North Island. It serves the suburbs of Khandallah and Te Kainga, and is the only station on the line to be set below street level.

Electric multiple unit trains are operated by Tranz Metro under the Metlink brand through this station in both directions to Johnsonville (to the north) and Wellington (to the south).

History

Box Hill is one of the more recent stations on the Johnsonville Branch, having been opened in 1956. [cite book |last=Hoy |first=Douglas G. |authorlink= |coauthors= |editor= |others= |title=Rails Out Of The Capital |origdate= |origyear= |origmonth= |url= |format= |accessdate= |accessyear= |accessmonth= |edition= |series= |date= |year=1970 |month= |publisher=The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society |location=Wellington |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |pages=93-95 |chapter=Appendix A: Stations and Stopping Places |chapterurl= |quote= ]

Services

Trains run in both directions through this station, departing at half-hourly intervals, supplemented by a 13/13/26 schedule at peak times on week days.

The nearest bus routes are #44 and #45 which pass through Khandallah Village.

Facilities

This station has a single side platform and passenger shelter. Pedestrian access is from Cockayne Road. There is no dedicated station car park available.

Footnotes

External links

* Train timetables from [http://www.metlink.org.nz/section10.php Metlink] and [http://www.tranzmetro.co.nz/ Tranz Metro] .