Epuni Railway Station

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Epuni
Metlink suburban rail

Station statistics

Address

Lower Hutt

Coordinates

41°12.458′S 174°55.809′E / 41.207633°S 174.930150°E

Line(s)

Wairarapa Line

Platforms

Island

Tracks

Main line (2)

Parking

Yes, Western Side Only

Bicycle facilities

Baggage check

Other information

Opened

7 January 1946

Rebuilt

June 2008 - June 2009

Electrified

12 September 1953

Station code

EPUN

Owned by

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Fare zone

5^[1]

Services

Preceding station		Tranz Metro		Following station
		ONTRACK
Naenae toward Upper Hutt		Hutt Valley Line		Waterloo Interchange (Hutt Central) toward Wellington

Epuni railway station is an island platform urban railway station in Epuni, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Wairarapa Line (formerly the Hutt Valley Branch).

History

The then Hutt Valley Branch to Waterloo opened on 26 May 1927. The branch line was extended to Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946 and to Taita on 14 April 1947. Double track was to Naenae only but was extended to Taita on 22 February 1953. With the opening of the section to Haywards (now called Manor Park) from 1 March 1954 and the closing of the Melling-Haywards section, this route became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa.^[2]

2008 - 2009 rebuild

The station was closed temporarily on 15 May 2008 due to the possible presence of asbestos. TranzMetro subsequently announced that they would replace the original station with a glass shelter and improved lighting. The station reopened on the Tuesday 12 August 2008 will limited shelter area.

On Good Friday 10 April 2009, the wooden section of the original station building was demolished leaving on the concrete Cross-Tie Electric Traction equipment building and subway entrances remaining, Over the course of the Easter weekend two small glass shelters were installed at each end of the station. TranzMetro also announced that a third larger shelter will be installed on the site of the original station building. The station was closed from 15 August 2009 to June 2009 for what was called development work on the platform.

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Wingate station:

Previous Stop	Metlink Bus Services	Next Stop
Oxford Terrace towards Kelson	150 Western Hills	Oxford Terrace towards Petone

Gallery

References

↑ Metlink. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
↑ Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970] pp. 62,63

External links

Passenger service timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.

v t e 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

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