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== Services == |
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Takapu Road is served by [[Paraparaumu Line]] commuter trains operated by [[Tranz Metro]] under the Metlink brand every 30 minutes off-peak, and more frequently during peak periods. Some peak services run express between [[Porirua Railway Station|Porirua]] and [[Wellington Railway Station|Wellington]] and do not stop at Takapu Road.<ref>Metlink, [http://www.metlink.org.nz/timetables.php?route=PPL Paraparaumu Line timetable], accessed |
Takapu Road is served by [[Paraparaumu Line]] commuter trains operated by [[Tranz Metro]] under the Metlink brand every 30 minutes off-peak, and more frequently during peak periods. Some peak services run express between [[Porirua Railway Station|Porirua]] and [[Wellington Railway Station|Wellington]] and do not stop at Takapu Road.<ref>Metlink, [http://www.metlink.org.nz/timetables.php?route=PPL Paraparaumu Line timetable], accessed 30 October 2007.</ref> |
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They are operated by [[electric multiple unit]]s, formerly [[NZR DM class|DM/D class]] but now almost always [[NZR EM class|EM/ET class]]. Two [[diesel locomotive|diesel-hauled]] carriage trains, the [[Capital Connection]] and the [[Overlander (train)|Overlander]], both pass through the station but do not stop. |
They are operated by [[electric multiple unit]]s, formerly [[NZR DM class|DM/D class]] but now almost always [[NZR EM class|EM/ET class]]. Two [[diesel locomotive|diesel-hauled]] carriage trains, the [[Capital Connection]] and the [[Overlander (train)|Overlander]], both pass through the station but do not stop. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Takapu Road is one of only two stations on the Paraparaumu Line not on track built by the [[Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company]] (WMR); the other is [[Redwood Railway Station|Redwood]] immediately to the north. The WMR built the original route of the NIMT between Wellington and [[Longburn]] and it was purchased by the [[New Zealand Railways Department]] (NZR) in December 1908. The original route between Wellington and Porirua, via [[Johnsonville, New Zealand|Johnsonville]] and now truncated to the [[Johnsonville Branch|Johnsonville Line]], was bypassed in the 1930s by the [[Tawa Flat deviation]]. Takapu Road is on the northern section of this deviation. The deviation opened for freight traffic on |
Takapu Road is one of only two stations on the Paraparaumu Line not on track built by the [[Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company]] (WMR); the other is [[Redwood Railway Station|Redwood]] immediately to the north. The WMR built the original route of the NIMT between Wellington and [[Longburn]] and it was purchased by the [[New Zealand Railways Department]] (NZR) in December 1908. The original route between Wellington and Porirua, via [[Johnsonville, New Zealand|Johnsonville]] and now truncated to the [[Johnsonville Branch|Johnsonville Line]], was bypassed in the 1930s by the [[Tawa Flat deviation]]. Takapu Road is on the northern section of this deviation. The deviation opened for freight traffic on 24 July 1935 but Takapu Road did not open until passenger services began on 19 June 1937. The line was [[railway electrification system|electrified]] in June 1940.<ref>John Yonge (editor), ''New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas'', fourth edition (Exeter: Quail Map Company, 1993), 16.</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 18:18, 24 December 2009
Takapu Road | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Boscobel Lane, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°11′6.94″S 174°49′41.63″E / 41.1852611°S 174.8282306°E |
| Owned by | Tranz Metro |
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk |
| Platforms | Dual side |
| Tracks | Mainline (2) |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | 19 June 1937 |
| Electrified | June 1940 |
| Services | |
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Takapu Road Railway Station is on the suburban rail network of Wellington, New Zealand, on the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT). It is double tracked with side platforms. It serves the suburbs of Redwood and Grenada North.
Services
Takapu Road is served by Paraparaumu Line commuter trains operated by Tranz Metro under the Metlink brand 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 Takapu Road.[1]
They are operated by electric multiple units, formerly DM/D class but now almost always EM/ET class. Two diesel-hauled carriage trains, the Capital Connection and the Overlander, both pass through the station but do not stop.
History
Takapu Road is one of only two stations on the Paraparaumu Line not on track built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR); the other is Redwood immediately to the north. The WMR built the original route of the NIMT between Wellington and Longburn and it was purchased by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) in December 1908. The original route between Wellington and Porirua, via Johnsonville and now truncated to the Johnsonville Line, was bypassed in the 1930s by the Tawa Flat deviation. Takapu Road is on the northern section of this deviation. The deviation opened for freight traffic on 24 July 1935 but Takapu Road did not open until passenger services began on 19 June 1937. The line was electrified in June 1940.[2]
References
- ^ Metlink, Paraparaumu Line timetable, accessed 30 October 2007.
- ^ John Yonge (editor), New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas, fourth edition (Exeter: Quail Map Company, 1993), 16.