Wingate railway station facts for kids

Wingate railway station is a train station in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. It helps people get around the Wingate area, which has many businesses. It also serves parts of the Avalon, Naenae, and Taitā suburbs.

The station is on the Hutt Valley Line, which is part of the longer Wairarapa Line. It's about 19.5 kilometers (12.1 miles) north of Wellington. Trains stopping at Wingate are run by Metlink. These trains are electric and are called "Matangi" FP class trains. You can catch a train from Wingate to Wellington, Taitā, and Upper Hutt.

The station has a special design called an island platform. This means the platform is in the middle, with train tracks on both sides. You can get to the platform using a ramp from the Wingate Overbridge to the south. There's also another bridge to the north that connects to Rainey Grove on one side and Wingate Crescent on the other.

How Wingate Station Started

The train line that goes through Wingate has been around for a long time. The first part of this line, called the Hutt Valley Branch, opened on 26 May 1927. It went as far as Waterloo.

Over the years, the train line was made longer. It reached Epuni and Naenae on 7 January 1946. Then, on 14 April 1947, it was extended to Taitā. At first, only the part of the track up to Naenae had two lines (called a double track).

Wingate Station itself opened a bit later, on 25 September 1950. The double track was then extended all the way to Wingate and Taitā on 22 February 1953. This made it easier for more trains to run. From 1 March 1954, the line from Wingate became the main route for trains going to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa region.

Bus Connections at Wingate

Besides trains, you can also catch Metlink buses from Wingate station. These buses help people travel to other nearby areas.