Kenepuru Railway Station
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Kenepuru
Railway Station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in New Zealand
, on Wellington
's suburban rail network. It is double track
ed, has a side platform
layout on a curved section of the line, and is 16.16 km from Wellington Railway Station
, the southern terminus of the NIMT. It is within walking distance of Kenepuru Hospital.
. Trains run every 30 minutes off-peak, and more frequently during peak periods. Some peak services run express between Porirua
and Wellington
and do not stop at Kenepuru.
The commuter trains are operated by electric multiple unit
s. These were formerly DM/D class units but are now almost always units of the EM/ET class. Two diesel-hauled
carriage trains, the Capital Connection and the Overlander, pass through the station but do not stop.
Kenepuru was under consideration for closure by the Greater Wellington Regional Council
as it was claimed that it had low usage and requireed considerable expenditure for upgrading for the new Matangi units, and for safety reasons. However, it was announced on 5 October 2011 that is was safe for now and minor remedial work would be done to extend its life for 10 more years.
was completed in 1886 and trains were operated by the WMR until December 1908, when the New Zealand Railways Department
purchased the WMR and incorporated its line into the NIMT.
On 19 June 1937 the Tawa Flat deviation
was opened to the south of Kenepuru. It eliminated the circuitous route via Johnsonville
into Wellington. On June 1940, the line through the future site of Kenepuru station was electrified
, and on 15 December 1957 it was double tracked.
Kenepuru
Kenepuru is a primarily industrial suburb of the city of Porirua in New Zealand. It lies immediately southwest of the Porirua city centre.Kenepuru Hospital, the main hospital complex for Porirua is located here.-Education:...
Railway Station is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, on Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
's suburban rail network. It is double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
ed, has a side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
layout on a curved section of the line, and is 16.16 km from Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station is the southern terminus of New Zealand's North Island Main Trunk railway, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line. In terms of number of services and in passenger numbers, it is New Zealand's busiest railway station.-Development:...
, the southern terminus of the NIMT. It is within walking distance of Kenepuru Hospital.
Services
Kenepuru is served by Metlink Kapiti Line commuter trains operated by Tranz MetroTranz Metro
Tranz Metro, part of KiwiRail, is the operator of Metlink suburban trains owned by the Greater Wellington Regional Council in the Wellington Region of New Zealand....
. Trains run every 30 minutes off-peak, and more frequently during peak periods. Some peak services run express between Porirua
Porirua Railway Station
Porirua Railway Station is an important intermediate station in New Zealand on the Kapiti Line from Wellington and is part of Wellington's Metlink suburban rail network operated by Tranz Metro....
and Wellington
Wellington Railway Station
Wellington Railway Station is the southern terminus of New Zealand's North Island Main Trunk railway, Wairarapa Line and Johnsonville Line. In terms of number of services and in passenger numbers, it is New Zealand's busiest railway station.-Development:...
and do not stop at Kenepuru.
The commuter trains are operated by electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s. These were formerly DM/D class units but are now almost always units of the EM/ET class. Two diesel-hauled
Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railroad locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine, a reciprocating engine operating on the Diesel cycle as invented by Dr. Rudolf Diesel...
carriage trains, the Capital Connection and the Overlander, pass through the station but do not stop.
Kenepuru was under consideration for closure by the Greater Wellington Regional Council
Wellington Region
The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island.-Governance:The official Wellington Region, as administered by the Wellington Regional Council covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each...
as it was claimed that it had low usage and requireed considerable expenditure for upgrading for the new Matangi units, and for safety reasons. However, it was announced on 5 October 2011 that is was safe for now and minor remedial work would be done to extend its life for 10 more years.
History
The line through Kenepuru was built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR). The line to LongburnLongburn
Longburn is a rural settlement just outside of Palmerston North in the Manawatu-Wanganui area of New Zealand. Made up of large dairy processing plants Longburn is often mistaken to be a small township and not seen as a large satellite town of Palmerston North...
was completed in 1886 and trains were operated by the WMR until December 1908, when the New Zealand Railways Department
New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New...
purchased the WMR and incorporated its line into the NIMT.
On 19 June 1937 the Tawa Flat deviation
Tawa Flat deviation
The Tawa Flat deviation is a double-track section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway just north of Wellington, New Zealand. It includes two tunnels, Tawa No. 1 and Tawa No. 2 , separated by the Ngauranga Gorge. No. 2 tunnel passes under Newlands and comes out at Glenside, on the way to Tawa...
was opened to the south of Kenepuru. It eliminated the circuitous route via Johnsonville
Johnsonville, New Zealand
Johnsonville is a large suburb in northern Wellington, New Zealand. It is seven kilometres north of the city centre, at the top of the Ngauranga Gorge, on the main route to Porirua . The population of "J'ville" was about 6,500 at the 2001 census.- Public transport :Johnsonville is a reasonably...
into Wellington. On June 1940, the line through the future site of Kenepuru station was electrified
Railway electrification system
A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...
, and on 15 December 1957 it was double tracked.