Wellington railway station

"Wellington station" redirects here. For other uses, see Wellington station (disambiguation).

Wellington
Metlink regional rail
Wellington railway station façade, 2021.
General information
LocationBunny Street, Pipitea, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°16′43″S 174°46′51″E / 41.27861°S 174.78083°E / -41.27861; 174.78083
Owned byNew Zealand Railways Corporation[1]
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
Wairarapa Line
Johnsonville Line
Platforms9
ConnectionsServices
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade terminal station
ParkingYes
Accessiblemost Metlink services (operated by Transdev Wellington)
Other information
Station codeWELL (Metlink)
WLG (KiwiRail Network)
Fare zone1[2]
History
Opened19 June 1937
Electrified1938
Services
Preceding station Transdev Wellington Following station
Crofton Downs
towards Johnsonville
 Johnsonville Line Terminus
Ngauranga
towards Melling
 Melling Line
Ngauranga
towards Upper Hutt
 Hutt Valley Line
Takapu Road
towards Waikanae
 Kapiti Line
Petone
towards Masterton
 Wairarapa Connection
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station
Paraparaumu
towards Palmerston North
 Capital Connection Terminus
Preceding station Great Journeys New Zealand Following station
Paraparaumu
towards Auckland Strand
 Northern Explorer Terminus
Designated25 September 1986
Reference no.1452
Location
Wellington is located in New Zealand
Wellington
Wellington
Location within New Zealand
Map

Wellington railway station, Wellington Central station, or simply Wellington station, is the main railway station serving Wellington, New Zealand, and is the southern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line.

The station opened in June 1937, replacing the two previous Wellington termini, Lambton and Thorndon. The building was originally the head office of the New Zealand Railways Department or NZR. Today, the building houses the Wellington office of KiwiRail in the east wing of the building. Victoria University of Wellington occupies the west wing.

A number of alterations have been made to the railway station over the years. The building was registered on 25 September 1986 as a Category 1 Historic Place by Heritage New Zealand.[3]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Railways Corporation – Results for announcement to the market" (PDF). 30 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ^ Metlink. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ReferenceA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).