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This is a list of railway stations in the Wellington Region, the local government region covering the southernmost portion of New Zealand's North Island. It includes all railway stations in the region with regularly scheduled passenger services.

Schematic map of the regional rail network

The regional public transport service, Metlink, operates four electrified suburban services and the Wairarapa Connection, serving all stations in the region except Ōtaki. Two KiwiRail services, the Capital Connection and the Northern Explorer, also serve the region. All stations in the region are owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council except Wellington, which is owned by KiwiRail.[1][2]

The first railway line in the region opened on 14 April 1874 between Wellington and Lower Hutt.[3] Over the next two decades, two main railway lines were constructed from Wellington; the Wellington and Manawatu Railway, running north along the west coast through Porirua and the Kāpiti Coast, and the Wairarapa Line along the Hutt and Wairarapa valleys. The W&MR was later incorporated into the North Island Main Trunk route between Auckland and Wellington. These lines have both been rerouted substantially since, with the Johnsonville Branch and the Melling Branch being former alignments of these lines respectively.[4][5] The present network takes a radial form centred on Wellington, with 49 stations in total.

List

More information Name, Photo ...
Name Photo Line(s) Service(s) Territorial authority Opened
AvaWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt27 May 1927[6]
Awarua StreetJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington2 July 1938[7]
Box HillJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington16 July 1956[8]
CartertonWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionCarterton1 November 1880[9]
Crofton DownsJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington25 March 1963[8][7]
EpuniWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt7 January 1946[8]
FeatherstonWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionSouth Wairarapa12 October 1878[8]
HeretaungaWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineUpper Hutt1908[10]
JohnsonvilleJohnsonville LineJohnsonville LineWellington21 September 1885[11][12]
KenepuruNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua8 April 1963[8]
KhandallahJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington21 September 1885[11][12]
LindenNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LineWellington28 July 1940[8]
Mana[a]North Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua5 September 1949[8]
Manor ParkWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt1 March 1954[13]
MastertonWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionMasterton1 November 1880[9]
MatarawaWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionCarterton1 November 1880[9]
MaymornWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionUpper Hutt3 November 1955[14]
Melling[b]Melling BranchMelling LineLower Hutt26 May 1908[8]
NaenaeWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt7 January 1946[15]
NgaioJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington21 September 1885[11][12]
NgaurangaWairarapa LineHutt Valley Line
Melling Line		Wellington20 April 1874[16]
ŌtakiNorth Island Main TrunkCapital ConnectionKāpiti Coast2 August 1886[17]
PaekākārikiNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LineKāpiti Coast31 March 1886[8]
ParaparaumuNorth Island Main TrunkCapital Connection
Kāpiti Line
Northern Explorer		Kāpiti Coast2 August 1886[8]
ParemataNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua24 September 1885[8][11][12]
PetoneWairarapa LineHutt Valley Line
Melling Line
Wairarapa Connection		Lower HuttJune 1875[16]
PlimmertonNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua2 October 1885[8]
PomareWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt9 August 1954[8]
PoriruaNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua24 September 1885[8][11][18]
Pukerua Bay[c]North Island Main TrunkKāpiti LinePorirua25 December 1885[8]
RaroaJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington17 June 1940[8]
RedwoodNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LineWellington15 December 1963[8]
Renall StreetWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionMasterton1936[19]
SilverstreamWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineUpper Hutt21 November 1954[8]
Simla CrescentJohnsonville BranchJohnsonville LineWellington2 July 1938[7]
SolwayWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionMasterton1 November 1880[9]
TaitāWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt14 April 1947[13]
Takapu RoadNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LineWellington20 June 1937[8]
TawaNorth Island Main TrunkKāpiti LineWellington24 September 1885[8][11][12]
TrenthamWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineUpper Hutt8 January 1907[8]
Upper HuttWairarapa LineHutt Valley Line
Wairarapa Connection		Upper Hutt1 February 1876[20]
WaikanaeNorth Island Main TrunkCapital Connection
Kāpiti Line		Kāpiti Coast2 August 1886[8]
WallacevilleWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineUpper Hutt1 February 1876[8]
WaterlooWairarapa LineHutt Valley Line
Wairarapa Connection		Lower Hutt27 May 1927[6]
WellingtonNorth Island Main Trunk
Wairarapa Line
Johnsonville Line		Capital Connection
Hutt Valley Line
Johnsonville Line
Kāpiti Line
Melling Line
Northern Explorer
Wairarapa Connection		Wellington19 June 1937[21]
Western Hutt[d]Melling BranchMelling LineLower Hutt14 April 1874[3]
WingateWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt25 September 1950[8]
WoburnWairarapa LineHutt Valley LineLower Hutt27 May 1927[6]
WoodsideWairarapa LineWairarapa ConnectionSouth Wairarapa14 May 1880[8]
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Notes

a Was known as Dolly Varden (after a ship) until 1960 when local pressure resulted in the area being renamed Mana.[10][22]
b With the closure of the Western Hutt section of the Wairarapa Line and the formation of the Melling Branch from the remainder, Melling station was relocated to the south side of the Melling Link road.
c Originally Pukerua.
d Originally Lower Hutt.

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