Otaki Railway Station

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Otaki
Station statistics
Address Arthur Street, Otaki
Coordinates 40°45′46″S 175°09′23″E / 40.7629°S 175.1564°E / -40.7629; 175.1564Coordinates: 40°45′46″S 175°09′23″E / 40.7629°S 175.1564°E / -40.7629; 175.1564
Line(s) North Island Main Trunk
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Parking Yes
Baggage check No
Other information
Opened 1886
Rebuilt 1909, 1911
Owned by KiwiRail
Services
    KiwiRail    
Preceding station   Tranz Scenic   Following station
Capital Connection
toward Wellington
Designated: 5-Sep-1985
Reference No. 4099

Otaki Railway Station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line serving Otaki in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North.

History

The station was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (W&MR) in 1886 as an intermediate station on the Wellington-Manawatu Line. The WMR had a locomotive depot and refreshment rooms there. Initially it was known as New Otaki to differentiate from the original settlement, but was soon changed to Otaki.

Following the nationalisation of W&MR in 1908, a new station was opened in 1909, but was destroyed by fire in July 1910. The replacement Type B station was designed by the notable NZR architect George Troup, and opened in February 1911. It has a New Zealand Historic Places Trust Class II listing.

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Otaki station:

  • 290: Otaki Beach

Future

There is currently a campaign to extend the electrified commuter services to Otaki, following a recent extension of the Kapiti Line to Waikanae.[1] In 2012 the Greater Wellington Regional Council investigated extension of the electrification with Matangi trains north of Waikanae to Otaki (estimated cost $30 million for the Otaki project) and north of Upper Hutt to a new station at Timberlea. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Nigel Wilson. "Raumati Station Now". Retrieved 2011-02-23. 
  2. ↑ Forbes, Michael (24 November 2012). "Electric extension for trains". The Dominion Post (Wellington). p. A2. 

Biblilography

  • Cassells, K.R., Uncommon Carrier: The History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, 1882-1908 (Wellington, NZRLS, 1994, ISBN 0-908573-63-4)
  • Hoy, Douglas, West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Wellington, Southern Press, 1972)

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