Wallaceville railway station

Wallaceville railway station is a suburban railway station serving Wallaceville in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 31.3 km (19.4 mi) north of Wellington, and is served by Metlink on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Trains stopping at Wallaceville run between Upper Hutt and Wellington.

Wallaceville
Metlink suburban rail
Wallaceville station in 2021
General information
LocationMaclean Street (Ward Street end), Wallaceville, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Coordinates41°07′50.82″S 175°03′29.30″E
Owned byGreater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)Wairarapa Line
PlatformsDual, side
TracksMain lines: 2
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeWALL
Fare zone7[1]
History
Opened7 March 1878
Electrified24 July 1955
Services
Preceding station Transdev Wellington Following station
Upper Hutt
Terminus
 Hutt Valley Line Trentham
toward Wellington

The station was opened in 1878.[2][3] When it was a "flag stop" it was closed from 1 July 1881. See NZR notice of 3 June 1881.[4]

Metlink tickets can be purchased from the dairy on the corner of Maclean and Ward Streets. It is popular amongst commuters as there is a large park and ride facility as well as bicycle lockers.

The section between Upper Hutt to Trentham was single track, but as part of the 2020-2021 Wellington Metro Rail Upgrade (and as proposed in the 2011 – 2012 Regional Rail Plan (RRP)) the section was double-tracked. The original platform is used by up or northbound trains and the new platform built to the east for down or southbound trains, with a building similar to the Ava station building.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Metlink. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Metlink - Greater Wellington Regional Council.
  2. Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand
  3. Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital p. 93 (NZRLS, 1970)
  4. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT18910613.2.20.5?end_date=29-07-1940&items_per_page=10&page=3&query=waterson&snippet=true&start_date=25-06-1880&title=WAG%2cWDT&type=ADVERTISEMENT
  5. "Wellington Rail Upgrades". The New Zealand Railway Observer. Vol. 76, no. 6. February–March 2020. pp. 251–252.
  6. Priority Area – Public transport" in Staying on Track: Key work programme for 2019/20 page 5, from the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC)
  7. "Regional Rail Plan" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.


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