Simla Crescent Railway Station

Simla Crescent
Metlink commuter rail
Location	Khandallah Road, Khandallah, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°14′48.63″S 174°47′3.33″E / 41.2468417°S 174.7842583°E
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	Johnsonville Line
Platforms	Single side
Tracks	Main line (1)
Connections	Bus services
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Fare zone	3[1]
History
Opened	10 January 1938 (some steam trains only) 2 July 1938 All trains (EMUs)
Electrified	2 July 1938
Services
ONTRACK   Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station Box Hill toward Johnsonville Johnsonville Line Awarua Street toward Wellington

Simla Crescent level crossing at the southern end of Simla Crescent railway station.

Simla Crescent railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island, and is one of two stations that were added to the line when it was upgraded prior to being reopened as the Johnsonville Branch. It serves the suburbs of Ngaio and Khandallah.

Electric multiple unit trains are operated by Tranz Metro under the Metlink brand through this station in both directions to Johnsonville (to the north) and Wellington (to the south).

History

As part of the upgrade of the section of the old Wellington and Manawatu Railway between Wellington and Johnsonville, two new stations were constructed, Simla Crescent and Awarua Street.^[2] The newly electrified Johnsonville Branch officially opened with a ceremony on 2 July 1938, and for all trains from Monday 4 July, although the two new stations had been used by some steam trains from 10 January 1938.^[3]

Services

Trains run in both directions through this station, departing at half-hourly intervals, supplemented by a 13/13/26 schedule at peak times on week days.

The nearest bus routes are #44 and #45 at the corner of Cockayne Road and Clutha Avenue.

There is a bus stop (No 5435) with shelter in Khandallah Road behind the station, for buses replacing trains only.

Facilities

This station has a single side platform and passenger shelter. Pedestrian access is from Khandallah Road or Simla Crescent. There is no dedicated station car park, although there are several car parks in the cul-de-sac below the line on the opposite side to the station.

Footnotes

1. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Retrieved 1 January 2008.
2. Churchman, Geoffrey B. (1998) [1988]. "Electrified Operations". The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway (Second ed.). Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-05-X. Two new stations, at Awarua Street and Simla Crescent, were built at the time of electrification; ...
3. "Electrified Operations". The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway. Work progressed on the electrification of the Johnsonville Line and on 2 July 1938 came the official opening ceremony.

External links

• Train timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.