Crofton Downs Railway Station

Crofton Downs Metlink commuter rail
Crofton Downs railway station looking south in the direction of Wellington.
Station statistics
Address	Churchill Drive, Crofton Downs, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates	41°15′18.26″S 174°45′58.96″E / 41.2550722°S 174.7663778°E / -41.2550722; 174.7663778
Lines	Johnsonville Line
Connections	None
Platforms	Single side
Tracks	Main line (1)
Parking	44 spaces
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	25 March 1963
Owned by	Greater Wellington Regional Council
Fare zone	3[1]
Services
ONTRACK     Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station Ngaio toward Johnsonville Johnsonville Line Wellington Terminus

Crofton Downs yard layout
Legend to Johnsonville Churchill Drive Waikowhai Street to Wellington

From the station platform, looking in the direction of the station car park and north to Johnsonville.

Crofton Downs railway station is one of eight stations on the Johnsonville Branch, a commuter branch railway north of Wellington in New Zealand’s North Island. It serves the suburbs of Crofton Downs and Chartwell. Its name is similar to, and should not be confused with, the original name for Ngaio station (Crofton).

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). The station is one of four on the line which is on a curve.

History

Crofton Downs is the most recent station on the Johnsonville Branch, having been opened in 1963 to serve the then new suburb of Crofton Downs.^[2] Patronage of the station was light in its early years, not becoming popular until housing in the area was well developed.^[3]

Services

Commuter car park.

Trains run in both directions through this station, departing at half-hourly intervals, supplemented by a 13/13/26 schedule at peak times on week days. There are no bus services that connect with this station.

Facilities

This station has a single side platform, passenger shelter, and commuter car park. Behind the station is a Mitre-10 hardware store and customer car park.

Footnotes

1. ^ "Text description of fare zone boundaries". http://www.metlink.org.nz/story21116.php?. Retrieved 31 December 2007. 
2. ^ Churchman, Geoffrey B. (1998) [1988]. "Electrified Operations". The Story of The Wellington to Johnsonville Railway (Second Edition ed.). Wellington: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-05-X. "Crofton Downs in 1937. There was no need for a station here until September 1963. ... the name Crofton Downs was retained for the new mini-suburb established towards the end of the 1950s." 
3. ^ Hoy, Douglas G. (1970). "The Railway Today". Rails Out Of The Capital. Wellington: The New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society. pp. 81. "... to Crofton Downs station. This is the latest on the branch, ... It unfortunately gets little use at present, but as the new estate of houses grows it will no doubt see more passengers in the future." 

External links

• Train timetables from Metlink and Tranz Metro.