Pomare Railway Station

Pomare
Metlink suburban rail
Station statistics
Address Eastern Hutt Road
Lines Wairarapa Line
Platforms Island
Tracks Main line (2)
Parking Yes
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 9 August 1954
Owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council
Fare zone 5
Services
    ONTRACK    
Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station
toward Upper Hutt
 Hutt Valley Line
toward Wellington

Pomare Railway Station is an intermediate station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand served by Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit trains on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line.

The island platform station between double tracks serves the suburb of Pomare.

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History

The then Hutt Valley Branch to Waterloo, opened 1927 and extended to Haywards (now called Manor Park) 1946-54, became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa from 1 March 1954 with the closing of the Melling-Haywards section. Pomare opened soon after, on 9 August 1954. [1]

Services

References

  1. ^ Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 63

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Stations on the Wairarapa Line
Original route
Te Aro • Lambton • Kaiwarra • Ngahauranga • Petone • Lower Hutt • Melling • Belmont • Andrews • Pitcaithly's • Haywards • Silverstream Bridge • Silverstream • Heretaunga • Trentham • Wallaceville • Upper Hutt • Mangaroa • Kaitoke • Summit • Cross Creek • Pigeon Bush • Featherston • Fernside • Woodside Junction • Matarawa • Dalefield • Carterton • Clareville • Middleton • Waingawa • Solway • Renall Street • Masterton • Opaki • Kopuaranga • Mauriceville • Mangamahoe • Eketahuna • Newman • Hukanui • Mangamaire • Konini • Pahiatua • Mangatainoka • Ngawapurua • Woodville
Current route
Wellington • Kaiwharawhara • Ngauranga • Petone • Ava • Woburn • Waterloo • Epuni • Naenae • Wingate • Taita • Pomare • Manor Park • Silverstream • Heretaunga • Trentham • Wallaceville • Upper Hutt • Maymorn • Featherston • Fernside • Woodside • Matarawa • Dalefield • Carterton • Clareville • Middleton • Waingawa • Solway • Renall Street • Masterton • Opaki • Kopuaranga • Mauriceville • Mangamahoe • Eketahuna • Newman • Hukanui • Mangamaire • Konini • Pahiatua • Mangatainoka • Ngawapurua • Woodville
Bold indicates stations at which the Wairarapa Connection stops • Italics indicates stations that have closed to passengers