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Silverstream Railway Station

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Line(s)
  
Wairarapa Line

Structure type
  
Island

Opened
  
1 March 1954

Tracks
  
Main line (2)

Parking
  
Yes

Owner
  
Wellington Region

Location
  
Fergusson Drive and Kiln Street, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand

Owned by
  
Greater Wellington Regional Council

Address
  
Silverstream, Upper Hutt 5019, New Zealand

Similar
  
Trentham Railway Station, Wallaceville Railway Station, Heretaunga Railway Station, Manor Park Railway Station - N, Upper Hutt Railway Station

Silverstream Railway Station is a suburban railway station serving Silverstream in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 26.8 km (16.7 mi) north of Wellington, and is served by Tranz Metro on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council. Trains stopping at Silverstream run to Wellington and Upper Hutt.

Contents

The station has an island platform between two tracks, linked to Field Street in the south by a footpath, and to Fergusson Drive in the north-west and Whitemans Road to the north-east via pedestrian level crossings.

Rail

Tranz Metro operates Hutt Valley Line electric suburban services between Wellington and Upper Hutt via Silverstream. The basic daytime off-peak timetable is:

  • 2 tph to Wellington, stopping all stations
  • 2 tph to Upper Hutt, stopping all stations
  • The basic morning peak timetable is:

  • 3 tph to Wellington, stopping all stations to Taita then Waterloo only
  • 2 tph to Upper Hutt, stopping all stations
  • Bus

    The following Metlink bus services serve the station:

    History

    The Silverstream Railway Station replaced the former Silverstream Bridge Railway Station when the Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley, New Zealand and the first rail bridge at Silverstream was closed on 28 February 1954, and the through line to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa rerouted through the centre of the valley, see Hutt Valley Line.

    References

    Silverstream Railway Station Wikipedia