Taita Railway Station
Encyclopedia
Taita Railway Station is an intermediate station in Lower Hutt
, New Zealand
served by Tranz Metro
's electric multiple unit
trains on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line
.
The island platform
station between double tracks serves the suburb of Taita
.
opened on 26 May 1927. The branch line was extended to Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946 and to Taita on 14 April 1947. Double track was to Naenae only but was extended to Taita on 22 February 1953. With the opening of the section to Haywards (now called Manor Park) from 1 March 1954 and the closing of the Melling-Haywards section, this route became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa.
bus routes serve Taita station:
Taita station serves as an important median point on peak Hutt Valley Line services. At both morning and evening peaks services commence and terminate at Taita, stopping at all stations en route to Wellington Railway Station
along the southern section of the Hutt Valley Line. Services along the northern section commencing and terminating at Upper Hutt Railway Station
run express to or from Taita (stopping only at Waterloo Interchange) and stop at all stations north of Taita.
To facilitate the movement of commencing and terminating trains points exist both north and south of the station.
Off-peak the station is served half-hourly by services in each direction.
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the...
, 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...
served by Tranz Metro
Tranz 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....
's 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...
trains on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line
Wairarapa Line
The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city of Wellington with the Wairarapa region. The line ends at Woodville, where it joins the Palmerston North - Gisborne Line...
.
The island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
station between double tracks serves the suburb of Taita
Taita, New Zealand
Taitā is one of the easternmost suburbs of Lower Hutt City in New Zealand, situated toward the northern end of the city...
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History
The then Hutt Valley Branch to WaterlooWaterloo Interchange (Hutt Central) Railway Station
Waterloo Interchange railway station is a two-platform urban railway station in Waterloo, a suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand’s North Island. It is on the Wairarapa Line , between Pohutukawa Street and Cambridge Terrace...
opened on 26 May 1927. The branch line was extended to Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946 and to Taita on 14 April 1947. Double track was to Naenae only but was extended to Taita on 22 February 1953. With the opening of the section to Haywards (now called Manor Park) from 1 March 1954 and the closing of the Melling-Haywards section, this route became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa.
Services
The following MetlinkPublic transport in Wellington
Public transport in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is well developed compared to other parts of the country. The system covers the Greater Wellington region, including Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast and the Wairarapa.-Administration:Public transport in...
bus routes serve Taita station:
- 120: Stokes Valley - Lower Hutt
- 121: Stokes Valley Heights - Gracefield via Lower Hutt
Taita station serves as an important median point on peak Hutt Valley Line services. At both morning and evening peaks services commence and terminate at Taita, stopping at all stations en route to Wellington Railway Station
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...
along the southern section of the Hutt Valley Line. Services along the northern section commencing and terminating at Upper Hutt Railway Station
Upper Hutt
Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington. It is New Zealand's smallest city by population, the second largest by land area. It is in Greater Wellington.-Geography:Upper Hutt is 30 km north-east of Wellington...
run express to or from Taita (stopping only at Waterloo Interchange) and stop at all stations north of Taita.
To facilitate the movement of commencing and terminating trains points exist both north and south of the station.
Off-peak the station is served half-hourly by services in each direction.
External links
- Passenger service timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.
- Layout 1960 (diagram)