Featherston | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Harrison Street West, Featherston, New Zealand | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°6′47.74″S 175°19′48.85″E / 41.1132611°S 175.3302361°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 49 metres (161 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Greater Wellington Regional Council[1] | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Wairarapa Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 57.15 kilometres (35.51 mi) from Wellington | ||||||||||
Platforms | Single side | ||||||||||
Tracks |
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Train operators | Transdev Wellington | ||||||||||
Bus routes | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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Station code | FEAT | ||||||||||
Fare zone | 11[2] | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 16 October 1878 | ||||||||||
Closed | 13 October 1986 (freight) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1982 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2011 | >462 passengers/day[3] | ||||||||||
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Featherston railway station is a single-platform, urban railway station serving the town of Featherston in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand. The station lies on the Wairarapa Line, between Harrison Street West and Harrison Street East. It is thirty-five minutes journey time to Masterton, or fifty five minutes journey time to Wellington.
This station also serves a larger area of the South Wairarapa district, in particular the residents of Martinborough, as it is the closest station to several settlements outside of Featherston.
The station building houses a ticket office from which fares for the Wairarapa Connection service are sold. Goods have not been consigned from Featherston since 1986.
Greater Wellington taking over ownership and responsibility for stations (other than Wellington Station), train stabling and the electric train depot.