Wingate railway station

Wingate railway station is a suburban railway station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, serving the Wingate industrial area and parts of Avalon, New Zealand, Naenae and Taitā suburbs. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 19.5 km (12.1 mi) north of Wellington. The station is served by Metlink's electric multiple unit trains of the "Matangi" FP class. Trains stopping at Wingate run to Wellington, Taitā and Upper Hutt.

Wingate
Metlink suburban rail
LocationWingate Crescent, Taita, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Coordinates41°11.321′S 174°57.279′E
Owned byGreater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)Wairarapa Line
PlatformsIsland
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeWING
Fare zone5
History
Opened25 September 1950
Electrified14 September 1953
Services
Preceding station   Transdev Wellington   Following station
toward Upper Hutt
Hutt Valley Line
toward Wellington

The station has an island platform station between double tracks, linked via ramp south to the Wingate Overbridge and via an overbridge north to Rainey Grove (west) and Wingate Crescent (east).

History

The then Hutt Valley Branch to Waterloo opened on 26 May 1927. The branch line was extended to Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946 and to Taitā (then known as Taita) on 14 April 1947. Double track was to Naenae only.

The Wingate Station was opened on 25 September 1950. Double track was extended to Wingate and Taitā 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.[1]

Services

The following Metlink bus routes serve Wingate station:

Previous timetabled stop Metlink Bus Services Next timetabled stop
Taita Station
towards Stokes Valley		 121
Valley Heights		 Naenae (Kowhai Street)
towards Gracefield

References
  1. Hoy, D.G. Rails out of the Capital (NZRLS, 1970) pp. 62,63
  • Passenger service timetables from Metlink



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