Ngaio railway station

Ngaio
Metlink commuter rail
Ngaio railway station, looking North (2008).
Location	Collingwood Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°15′3.53″S 174°46′18.58″E / 41.2509806°S 174.7718278°E / -41.2509806; 174.7718278
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	Johnsonville Line
Platforms	Dual side
Tracks	Main line (1) Crossing loop (1)
Connections	Bus services
Construction
Parking	25 spaces
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	21 September 1885
Closed	1 September 1964 (freight)
Rebuilt	1967, c2010
Electrified	2 July 1938
Previous names	Crofton
Services
ONTRACK   Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station Awarua Street toward Johnsonville Johnsonville Line Crofton Downs toward Wellington

Ngaio Railway Station is one of eight railway stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island, and serves the suburb of Ngaio. The station was erected and operated by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR) on their line from Wellington to Longburn. The area served by this station used to be called Crofton, until the suburb was renamed to Ngaio in 1908. From the acquisition of the WMR by the New Zealand Railways Department in 1908 until the opening of the Tawa Flat deviation in 1937, the station was on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. On 2 July 1938 the truncated section of the line to Johnsonville became the Johnsonville Branch.

Matangi electric multiple unit trains are operated by Tranz Metro under the Metlink brand through this station in both directions to Johnsonville (to the north) and Wellington (to the south).

Ngaio was one of three stations constructed by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company on what is now known as the Johnsonville Branch. It was opened on 21 September 1885 along with the first section of the company’s line between Wellington and Paramata. Timetabled services began several days later on the 24th.

The station originally only had a single side platform, with the present-day second side platform and shelter being added at a later date. The points were manually controlled from a signal box at the southern end of the station into the 1960s, with this being one of the last such sections of the line before complete automation.