Western Hutt railway station
Western Hutt | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Hutt Road, Alicetown, Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°12′43.22″S 174°53′23.48″E / 41.2120056°S 174.8898556°E | ||||||||||
| System | Metlink suburban rail | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Building is privately owned as a pub, platform owned by KiwiRail | ||||||||||
| Line | Melling Branch | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island (formerly) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 14 April 1874 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1892, 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1 March 1954 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Lower Hutt | ||||||||||
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| Designated | 25-Sep-1986 | ||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1327 | ||||||||||
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Western Hutt railway station, formerly Lower Hutt (the official NZ Geographic Board name is still Lower Hutt), is an intermediate station on the single-track Melling Line in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, It is served by Metlink electric multiple unit trains operated by Transdev Wellington under the Metlink brand.
For up to 18 months the station will be the terminus for Melling Line trains, until the relocation of the Melling railway station is completed as part of the RiverLink Project.