Palmerston North railway station

Palmerston North
An electric EF class backing onto the Overlander at Palmerston North Railway Station, 2007.
General information
LocationMatthews Avenue, Palmerston North
New Zealand
Coordinates40°20′40″S 175°35′40″E / 40.3444°S 175.5944°E / -40.3444; 175.5944
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 136.23 km (84.65 mi)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsNapier & Gisborne line (goods only)
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened20 October 1876; 148 years ago (1876-10-20)
Rebuilt1891, 1963
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC
Services
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station
Terminus Capital Connection Shannon
towards Wellington
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station
Ohakune Northern Explorer Paraparaumu
towards Wellington
Historic railways
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Terminus   Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
KiwiRail
  Whakarongo
Line open,
station closed
8.75 km (5.44 mi)
Bunnythorpe
Line open,
station closed
8.52 km (5.29 mi)
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Longburn
Line open,
station closed
6.29 km (3.91 mi)

Palmerston North railway station is a main station on the North Island Main Trunk serving the city of Palmerston North in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.

It is the northern terminus of the Capital Connection long-distance commuter train to Wellington and a major stop on the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington.

A new Palmerston North (regional) intermodal freight hub is proposed by KiwiRail for a site to the north-east of Palmerston North. The plan has been developed with a grant of $40 million from the Provincial Growth Fund, as announced by the minister Shane Jones on 15 November 2018. The freight hub would replace the Tremaine Avenue freight yard,[1][2][3] which is to the east of the station[4] and provides mainly for freight to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.[5]

  1. ^ "New $40-million rail freight centre for Palmerston North". Stuff (Fairfax). 15 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Regional Economic Development". The Beehive. 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Palmerston North freight hub (timetable)". KiwiRail. 2019.
  4. ^ "Palmerston North". KiwiRail. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Rail Freight Timetables". KiwiRail. Retrieved 1 May 2021.