Crofton Downs railway station

Crofton Downs railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island. It serves the suburb of Crofton Downs. Its name is similar to the pre-1908 name for the different Ngaio station, Crofton.

Crofton Downs
Metlink commuter rail
Crofton Downs railway station looking south in the direction of Wellington before it was updated in 2010
General information
Location	Churchill Drive, Crofton Downs, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°15′18.26″S 174°45′58.96″E
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	Johnsonville Line
Platforms	Single side
Tracks	Main line (1)
Connections	None
Construction
Parking	44 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	3[1]
History
Opened	25 March 1963
Services
Preceding station Transdev Wellington Following station Ngaio towards Johnsonville Johnsonville Line Wellington Terminus
Track layout Legend to Johnsonville Churchill Drive Waikowhai Street to Wellington

Electric multiple unit trains are operated by Transdev under the Metlink brand through this station in both directions to Johnsonville (to the north) and Wellington (to the south). The station is one of four stations on the line located on a curve.

History

Crofton Downs is the most recent station on the Johnsonville Branch, having been opened in 1963 to serve the then new suburb of Crofton Downs.^[2] Patronage of the station was light in its early years, not becoming popular until housing in the area was well developed.^[3]

Services

Trains run in both directions through this station, departing at half-hourly intervals, supplemented by a 13/13/26 schedule at peak times on weekdays.

The 22 bus route connects the station to Johnsonville and Wellington.

Facilities

This station has a single side platform, passenger shelter, and commuter car park. Behind the station is a Mitre 10 hardware store and customer car park.

In 2019/20 the GWRC planned to "renew" the Crofton Downs railway station.^{[4][needs update]}

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  From the station platform, looking in the direction of the station car park and north to Johnsonville
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  Commuter car park

Footnotes

1. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
2. Churchman, Geoffrey B. (1998) [1988]. "Electrified Operations". The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway (Second ed.). Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-05-X. Crofton Downs in 1937. There was no need for a station here until September 1963. ... the name Crofton Downs was retained for the new mini-suburb established towards the end of the 1950s.
3. Hoy, Douglas G. (1970). "The Railway Today". Rails Out Of The Capital. Wellington: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. p. 81. ... to Crofton Downs station. This is the latest on the branch, ... It unfortunately gets little use at present, but as the new estate of houses grows it will no doubt see more passengers in the future.
4. "Priority Area – Public transport" in Staying on Track: Key work programme for 2019/20 page 5, from the Greater Wellington Regional Council (GWRC)

External links

• Train timetable from Metlink