Taitā Railway Station

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Taita Railway Station is a suburban railway station serving Taita in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The station is located on the Hutt Valley section of the Wairarapa Line, 20.6km north of Wellington, and is served by Tranz Metro on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.The station has an island platform between double tracks.HistoryTaita station opened on 14 April 1947, when a single track extension of the then Hutt Valley Branch from Naenae to Taita opened. The station originally only had one platform (the current up platform) in operation; the second platform opened when track was laid in 1952. The double track from Naenae to Taita opened on 22 February 1953.On 1 March 1954, Taita became a through station with the opening of a single track to Haywards (now called Manor Park), and with the closure of the Melling to Haywards line, the route via Taita became the main route to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa.ServicesRailTranz Metro, on behalf of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, operates Hutt Valley Line electric suburban services between Wellington and Upper Hutt via Taita. The basic daytime off-peak timetable is:2 tph Hutt Valley Line to Wellington, stopping all stations.2 tph Hutt Valley Line to Upper Hutt, stopping all stations. The basic morning peak timetable is: 6 tph Hutt Valley Line to Wellington, split: 3 tph stopping all stations to Petone 3 tph stopping Waterloo only Taita station serves as an important median point on peak Hutt Valley Line services. At both morning and evening peaks services commence and terminate at Taita, stopping at all stations en route to Wellington Railway Station along the southern section of the Hutt Valley Line. Services along the northern section commencing and terminating at Upper Hutt Railway Station run express to or from Taita (stopping only at Waterloo Interchange) and stop at all stations north of Taita.