Silverstream Railway Station

Silverstream
Metlink suburban rail
Location Fergusson Drive and Kiln Street, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Coordinates 41°08′50.42″S 175°00′38.63″E / 41.1473389°S 175.0107306°E / -41.1473389; 175.0107306
Owned by Greater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s) Wairarapa Line
Tracks Main line (2)
Construction
Structure type Island
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Station code SILV
Fare zone 6 [1]
History
Opened 1 March 1954
Electrified 24 July 1955
Services
  ONTRACK  
Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station
toward Upper Hutt
Hutt Valley Line
toward Wellington

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.

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.

Services

Rail

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

The basic morning peak timetable is:

Bus

The following Metlink bus services serve the station:

Previous timetabled stop Metlink Bus Services Next timetabled stop
Upper Hutt Station
towards Timberlea
93[2]
Upper Hutt Commuter
Belmont Flat - Western Hutt Road
towards Courtenay Place
Fergusson Drive
towards Emerald Hill
110
Upper Hutt
Stokes Valley Entrance
towards Petone Station
Upper Hutt Station
Terminus
115
Pinehaven
Field Street
towards Pinehaven

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

  1. Metlink. "Text description of fare zone boundaries". Greater Wellington Regional Council.
  2. "Upper Hutt Commuter (Timberlea - Wellington) - Timetable". Metlink. Retrieved 26 June 2015.


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