Wingate Railway Station

Wingate

Metlink suburban rail

Location

Wingate Crescent, Taita, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Coordinates

41°11.321′S 174°57.279′E / 41.188683°S 174.954650°E

Owned by

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Line(s)

Wairarapa Line

Platforms

Island

Tracks

Main line (2)

Construction

Parking

Yes

Other information

Station code

WING

Fare zone

History

Opened

25 September 1950

Electrified

14 September 1953

Services

Preceding station		Tranz Metro		Following station
	ONTRACK
Taita toward Upper Hutt		Hutt Valley Line		Naenae toward Wellington

Wingate Railway Station is a suburban railway station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, serving the Wingate industrial area and parts of Avalon, New Zealand, Naenae and Taita suburbs. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section section of the Wairarapa Line, 19.5 km (12.1 mi) north of Wellington, and is served by Tranz Metro on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Trains stopping at Wingate run to Wellington, Taita and Upper Hutt.

The station has an island platform station between double tracks, linked via ramp south to the Wingate Overbridge and via an overbridge north to Rainey Grove (west) and Wingate Crescent (east).

History

The then Hutt Valley Branch to Waterloo opened on 26 May 1927. The branch line was extended to Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946 and to Taita on 14 April 1947. Double track was to Naenae only.

The Wingate Station was opened on 25 September 1950. Double track was extended to Wingate and Taita on 22 February 1953. With the opening of the section to Haywards (now called Manor Park) from 1 March 1954 and the closing of the Melling-Haywards section, this route became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa.^[1]

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Wingate station:

Previous timetabled stop	Metlink Bus Services	Next timetabled stop
Taita Station towards Stokes Valley	121 Valley Heights	Naenae (Kowhai Street) towards Gracefield

References

↑ Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 62,63

External links

Passenger service timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.

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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