Otaki Railway Station
Encyclopedia
Otaki Railway Station is a station on the North Island Main Trunk railway line serving Otaki
in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand
. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North.
A new station was opened in 1909, but was destroyed by fire in July 1910. The replacement Type B station was designed by the notable NZR architect George Troup
, and opened in February 1911. It has a New Zealand Historic Places Trust
Class II listing.
bus routes serve Otaki station:
.
Otaki, New Zealand
Otaki is a town in the Kapiti Coast District of the North Island of New Zealand, situated half way between the capital city Wellington, 70 kilometres to the southwest, and Palmerston North, 70 kilometres to the northeast. It marks the northernmost point of the Wellington Region. The town's...
in the Kapiti Coast District of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is served by the Capital Connection long distance commuter train between Wellington and Palmerston North.
History
The station was opened by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR) in 1886 as an intermediate station on the Wellington-Manawatu Line. The WMR had a locomotive depot and refreshment rooms there. Initially known as New Otaki to differentiate from the original settlement, but was soon changed to Otaki.A new station was opened in 1909, but was destroyed by fire in July 1910. The replacement Type B station was designed by the notable NZR architect George Troup
George Troup
George Michael Troup was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the Senate...
, and opened in February 1911. It has a New Zealand Historic Places Trust
New Zealand Historic Places Trust
The New Zealand Historic Places Trust is a non-profit trust that advocates for the protection of ancestral sites and heritage buildings in New Zealand...
Class II listing.
Services
The following MetlinkPublic transport in Wellington
Public transport in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, is well developed compared to other parts of the country. The system covers the Greater Wellington region, including Wellington city, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Porirua, the Kapiti Coast and the Wairarapa.-Administration:Public transport in...
bus routes serve Otaki station:
- 290: Otaki Beach
Future
There is currently a campaign to extend electrified commuter services to Otaki, following a recent extension of the Kapiti Line to WaikanaeWaikanae Railway Station
Waikanae Railway Station in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand is the terminal station on the Kapiti Line for Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit commuter trains from Wellington...
.
Biblilography
- Cassells, K.R., Uncommon Carrier: The History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, 1882-1908 (Wellington, NZRLS, 1994, ISBN 0-908573-63-4)
- Hoy, Douglas, West of the Tararuas: An Illustrated History of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Wellington, Southern Press, 1972)
External links
- New Zealand Historic Places Trust website - article on Otaki Station
- Otaki Railway in the Cyclopaedia of New Zealand (1908)