Trentham Railway Station

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Trentham Railway Station is an urban railway station in Trentham, 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 and has two side platforms. The station is served by Tranz Metro's electric multiple unit trains of the FP class.The double-tracking of the Wairarapa Line ends just north of Trentham station, with the line becoming single track as it continues north. However, in normal operation, southbound trains use the Ararino Street (western) platform and switch over to the down line south of the station. The Racecourse Road (eastern) platform is only used during race days and for other special occasions that occur at the adjacent Trentham Racecourse.The 20102035 Regional Rail Plan (RRP) proposed duplicating the track between Trentham and Upper Hutt in the 20112012 year, however as of December 2014 work has yet to commence.Tranz Metro tickets can be purchased from the Racecourse Dairy, opposite the railway station.HistoryThe station was opened on 8 January 1907. It was initially a single track station with a loop containing the racecourse platform, which served the recently opened Trentham Racecourse. Double track reached Trentham in June 1955, with electrification following in September.