Heretaunga railway station

Heretaunga railway station is a suburban railway station serving Heretaunga in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 28.2 km (17.5 mi) north of Wellington. The station is served by Metlink's electric multiple unit trains of the "Matangi" FP class. Trains stopping at Heretaunga run to Wellington and Upper Hutt.

Heretaunga
Metlink suburban rail
Heretaunga station in 2021
General information
Location	Bathurst Street, Heretaunga, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°08′32″S 175°01′33″E
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	Hutt Valley Line
Platforms	Island
Tracks	Main line (2)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	?
Other information
Station code	HERE
Fare zone	6 [1]
History
Opened	1908
Electrified	24 July 1955
Services
Preceding station Transdev Wellington Following station Trentham towards Upper Hutt Hutt Valley Line Silverstream towards Wellington

The station has an island platform between two tracks, linked by pedestrian overbridges to Bathurst Street and Maadi Place in the south, and pedestrian level crossings to Marion Street and Somme Road in the north.

History

The station was opened in 1908.^[2]

From 1941 to 1954, the Trentham Army Camp had a set of railway sidings used for freight and for troop trains, with a shunting locomotive owned by the Army. Most of the track were removed in the 1970s. The siding was 0.63 km from Heretaunga railway station and 0.53 km from Trentham railway station.^[3]