Paekakariki railway station

Paekākāriki
Metlink suburban rail
Signal House, Paekākāriki railway station
General information
Location	Robertson Road, Paekākāriki, New Zealand
Coordinates	40°59′14″S 174°57′16″E / 40.98722°S 174.95444°E / -40.98722; 174.95444
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	North Island Main Trunk
Platforms	Island Platform
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	8
History
Opened	3 November 1886
Electrified	24 July 1940
Services
Preceding station Transdev Wellington Following station Paraparaumu towards Waikanae Kapiti Line Pukerua Bay towards Wellington
Heritage New Zealand – Category 1
Official name	Paekakariki Railway Yard Water Vats and Signal Box
Designated	25-Sep-1986
Reference no.	4705 and 4706
Heritage New Zealand – Category 2
Official name	Paekakariki railway station and Goods Shed
Designated	29-Nov-1985
Reference no.	4959 and 4961

Paekakariki railway station in Paekākāriki on the Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand, is an intermediate station on the Kapiti Line for Metlink's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington. Paekākāriki was the terminal station of the commuter service from 1940 to 1983, when the service was extended to Paraparaumu, and to Waikanae in 2011.

The station was opened in 1886. Initially, banking locomotives were attached at Paekākāriki for the steep "hill" up to Pukerua Bay and steam locomotives were changed there for electric locomotives to Wellington from 1940 to the 1960s.

The large wooden station building on an island platform is used by a museum, and has a bookshop run by Irving Lipshaw and Michael O’Leary in one section.^[1] There are a restored signal box and a level crossing at the south end.

Steam Incorporated has taken over most of the rail yard for rail preservation.

Several buildings are listed by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust, as Category I (signal box and water vats) or Category II (station and goods shed) The station and yard is a historic area.