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Silverstream
Metlink suburban rail
General information
LocationFergusson Drive and Kiln Street, Silverstream.
Coordinates41°08′50.42″S 175°00′38.63″E / 41.1473389°S 175.0107306°E / -41.1473389; 175.0107306
Owned byGreater Wellington Regional Council
Line(s)Wairarapa Line
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
Structure typeIsland
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeSILV
Fare zone6 [1]
History
Opened1 March 1954
Electrified24 July 1955
Services
  ONTRACK  
Preceding station   Tranz Metro   Following station
Template:Tranz Metro lines

Silverstream Railway Station is an island platform urban railway station in Silverstream, a suburb of the city of Upper Hutt in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island. It is on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line. This station is served by Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit trains, typically of the EM/ET class.

Services

Silverstream Railway Station serves the following Metlink bus services:

Previous Stop Metlink Bus Services Next Stop
Fergusson Drive
towards Emerald Hill
110
Upper Hutt
Silver Stream Railway Museum
towards Petone
Pempsey Street
towards Upper Hutt
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. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)