Simla Crescent Railway Station
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| Simla Crescent Metlink commuter rail |
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| Address | Khandallah Road, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
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| Lines | Johnsonville Line | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus services | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Single side | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Main line (1) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1938-07-02 | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Tranz Metro | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 3[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Simla Crescent railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island, and is one of two stations that were added to the line when it was upgraded prior to being reopened as the Johnsonville Branch. It serves the suburbs of Ngaio and Te Kainga.
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).
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[edit] History
As part of the upgrade of the section of the old Wellington and Manawatu Railway between Wellington and Johnsonville, two new stations were constructed, one of which was Simla Crescent.[2] It opened on 2 July 1938 along with the newly electrified Johnsonville Branch.[3]
[edit] 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 at the corner of Cockayne Road and Clutha Avenue.
[edit] Facilities
This station has a single side platform and passenger shelter. Pedestrian access is from Khandallah Road or Simla Crescent. There is no dedicated station car park available.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Text description of fare zone boundaries. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
- ^ Churchman, Geoffrey B. [1988] (1998). "Electrified Operations", The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway, Second Edition, Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-05-X. “Two new stations, at Awarua Street and Simla Crescent, were built at the time of electrification; ...”
- ^ "Electrified Operations", The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway. “Work progressed on the electrification of the Johnsonville Line and on 2 July 1938 came the official opening ceremony.”
[edit] External links
- Train timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.
