Andrews Railway Station

Andrews
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Location	Western Hutt Road, Lower Hutt
Owned by	Railways Department
Line(s)	Hutt Valley Line
Platforms	Side
Tracks	Main line (1)
History
Opened	1938
Closed	28 February 1954

Andrews Railway Station was a station on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line in New Zealand. The line ran up the western side of the valley until 28 February 1954 when the Melling-Belmont section of the line closed.

Andrews was north of Melling and the Belmont stations, but south of Gosse & Co’s siding, on the closed section of line.

History

Andrews was opened in 1938 to replace Pitcaithly's Railway Station. The building at Pitcaithly’s was moved south to Andrews to better serve the population in the rural area on the western side of the valley.^[1]

In 1938 the Minister of Railways Dan Sullivan said that moving the station from Pitcaithlys (sic) to Andrews had been decided two years ago, as the settlement in the vicinity of the new station was several times greater than the population adjacent to Pitcaithlys. It did not relate to general improvements to Hutt Valley rail facilities, which had not yet been considered by Cabinet. ^[2]

Andrews (unlike Pitcaithly’s) was always spelt without an apostrophe.

References

↑ Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 93,94,102
↑ Evening Post, 9 July 1938 p. 10

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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