Renall Street Railway Station

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Renall Street
Metlink regional rail

Renall Street railway station.

Station statistics

Address

Renall Street, Masterton

Coordinates

40°56.856′S 175°38.322′E / -40.9476, 175.6387

Lines

Wairarapa Connection

Tracks

Main line (1)

Parking

Bicycle facilities

Baggage check

Other information

Opened

1936

Rebuilt

2007

Electrified

Owned by

Tranz Metro

Fare zone

14^[1]

Services

Preceding station	Tranz Metro	Following station

	ONTRACK
Masterton Terminus	Wairarapa Line	Solway toward Wellington

Renall Street railway station is an urban, single platform railway station located on – as its name would suggest – Renall Street in the Wairarapa town of Masterton in New Zealand’s North Island. Renall Street is one of three railway stations in the town of Masterton, the others being Masterton and Solway.

Looking north-east in the direction of Masterton station from Renall Street station.

As part of the Wairarapa station upgrade program to prepare stations for use with the new SW-class fleet of passenger carriages, this station was closed from 14 May 2007 until early July 2007.^[2]^[3]

1 History
2 Connecting Services
3 External links
4 References
5 Footnotes

[edit] History

As the construction of the Wairarapa Line progressed in 1880, the rails finally reached the “Upper Plains crossing” in late August 1880. On 28 August, a special train conveyed members of parliament and their families from Wellington to the “Upper Plains crossing” where some picnicked, while others were taken by coach into town to refresh themselves at a hotel.

In 1936, Renall Street became a stopping place for railcars – coinciding with the introduction of the Wairarapa railcars – in the then southern suburbs of Masterton. Despite strong public support, it was not until 1937 that a shelter and platform were provided at the Upper Plains crossing. The station also had several private sidings serving oil companies and other industrial interests. These sidings have since been removed.

[edit] Connecting Services

No services connect directly with Renall Street station, however a nearby bus stop allows passengers to connect with bus Route 201 (Masterton West), which can provide access to the town centre.

[edit] External links

Passenger service timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.

[edit] References

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.