| Paraparaumu Metlink suburban rail |
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| Address | Epiha Street, Paraparaumu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Bay/Island Platform 1 Side Platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2), Bay platform (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2 August 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1900s, 2010-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 7 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Tranz Metro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paraparaumu Railway Station in Paraparaumu on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand is an intermediate station on the Kapiti Line for Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington. Paraparaumu was the terminal station of the commuter service from 1983 to 2011, when the service was extended to Waikanae.
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With the opening of the extension of commuter services to Waikanae Paraparaumu station is no longer the terminus of Kapiti Line services. In morning and evening peak the station sits in the outer section (north of Porirua station) and services run all stations to or from Porirua and express between Porirua and Wellington. Off peak services stop at all stations.
The station is also served by the Capital Connection in both directions, which runs express between Paraparaumu and Wellington. It is also a stop on the Overlander between Auckland and Wellington.
The station also serves as a major interchange point with Metlink bus services, and the following bus routes serve Paraparaumu station:
The station was opened on 2 August 1886 (Hoy says c1886), and was on the Wellington-Manawatu Line from Wellington to Longburn built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). The section was opened on 3 November 1886 at Otaihanga.[1]
The original station building, a WMR Class Six or Flag Station, was replaced by the Class Four building from Shannon in 1893 (Hoy says early 1900s). After the WMR line was acquired by the Government in 1908 the station continued to serve passengers on NIMT services.
During the 1970's Wellington commuter services began to serve the station. Services were hauled by diesel locomotives (often the DA Class) from Paekakariki which was the then terminus of the electrification. Some of these services were DM/D class EMU's under tow.
The electrification was subsequently extended to Paraparaumu and opened on 7 May 1983, with services since then operated mainly by the Ganz-Mavag EM/ET class EMU's. The commuter service was extended to Waikanae on 20 February 2011.[1]
The station layout itself has changed over the years. Prior to the electrification being extended to Waikanae (along with the double-tracking from Mackay's Crossing) the station had a bay platform west of the mainline, a side platform on the mainline (effectively forming an island platform) and a loop line on the eastern side. The upgrade works have seen a new side platform constructed on the new down main (the former loop line) and a pedestrian underpass built to connect the two platforms, replacing an earlier overbridge connecting the platforms to a car park. The bay platform has been retained but does not see regular usage.