Naenae Railway Station

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Naenae
Metlink suburban rail
Station statistics
Address between Oxford and Cambridge Terraces
Coordinates 41°11.876′S 174°56.754′E / 41.197933°S 174.945900°E / -41.197933; 174.945900
Line(s) Wairarapa Line
Platforms Island
Tracks Main line (2)
Parking Yes
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 7 January 1946
Electrified 14 September 1953
Station code NAEN
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

Naenae 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 Naenae.

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.[1]

Naenae Station closed from 14 May 2012 to allow a rebuild of the station to take place. The rebuild included a new platform shelter, resurfacing of the platform itself and renovation of the subway connecting the platform to Cambridge and Oxford Terraces. A shuttle bus service was provided between Naenae and Waterloo Station on weekdays during peak times.[2][3] The station reopened on 27 August 2012. [4]

Services

The following Metlink bus services serve this station:

Previous Stop Metlink Bus Services Next Stop
Naenae Road
towards Stokes Valley
121
Valley Heights
Naenae Road
towards Gracefield
Terminus 130
Naenae
Sladden Street
towards Petone

References

  1. Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 62,63
  2. Metlink. "Upgrade to Naenae Station". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Retrieved 2012-05-13. 
  3. "Naenae Station to reopen". Tranz Metro. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013. 
  4. "Naenae Station will re-open on Monday 27 August 2012". GWRC. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012. 

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