Upper Hutt railway station

Upper Hutt
Metlink suburban rail
Rebuilt Upper Hutt railway station, May 2016
Location	Station Crescent, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°7′34.11″S 175°4′13.77″E / 41.1261417°S 175.0704917°E / -41.1261417; 175.0704917
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)	Wairarapa Line
Platforms	Single, Island with bay platform (southern end)
Tracks	Main lines: 1 Crossing loops: 1 Sidings: 1 (Bay Platform) Row sidings: 5 (EMU storage in fenced area) Private sidings: 1 (to Parapine)
Connections	Bus services
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	UPPE (Metlink) UPH (KiwiRail Network)
Fare zone	7
History
Opened	1 February 1876
Rebuilt	1955 2015
Electrified	24 July 1955
Services
KiwiRail Network   Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station Terminus Hutt Valley Line Wallaceville toward Wellington Maymorn toward Masterton Wairarapa Connection Waterloo Interchange (Hutt Central) toward Wellington

Upper Hutt Railway Station is a suburban railway station serving central Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The station is on the Wairarapa Line, 32.4 km (20.1 mi) north of Wellington, and is served by Transdev Wellington on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. The station is the northern terminus for the electrified Hutt Valley Line to and from Wellington. The diesel-hauled Wairarapa Connection stops at Upper Hutt on its route between Wellington and Masterton.

The station opened with the line from Wellington in February 1876, and was substantially rebuilt in 1955 with the arrival of electrification. In 2015, the station was upgraded with a new station building and refurbished platforms. The station has two platforms, a side platform on the main line and a bay platform on a spur off the main line. Overnight storage of electric multiple units is provided in fenced sidings adjacent to the station.

Construction of the Wairarapa Line to Upper Hutt was covered by the River Contract, which was let to contractor Charles McKirdy. The rails reached Upper Hutt in January 1876. Severe flooding at the end of January caused the road between Upper Hutt and Taita to become blocked and damaged, and so to minimise the impact caused by delays to road traffic, the Upper Hutt station was opened on 1 February, despite the concerns of the Public Works Department that the move was premature. The station was not ready for business, as the station and ancillary buildings had not been completed. However, the line and station were handed over to the Provincial Council to run while construction of the line beyond Upper Hutt commenced.

With the line open as far as Upper Hutt, traffic began to increase. Goods traffic initially consisted mostly of timber, followed closely by wool. Passenger services consisted of three weekday return services to Wellington. One effect of the introduction of services between Wellington and Upper Hutt was the reduction in road coach services, which, from the north, terminated at Upper Hutt. Goods wagons, however, continued on to Wellington. Still, railway traffic benefited by a 50% increase due to the establishment of the railhead at Upper Hutt.