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Takapu Road railway station

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Trains run every twenty minutes during daytime off-peak hours, more frequently during peak periods, and less frequently at night. Before July 2018, off-peak passenger train services between Wellington and Waikanae stopping at Takapu Road ran every thirty minutes but were increased to one every twenty
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Takapu Road station was built on private land. The station, and the fact that all but a few suburban trains would stop there, was part of the agreement of passing through. It is only in recent years that extra passengers have begun using the station as more homes are built in the
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Off-peak trains stop at all stations between Wellington and Waikanae. During peak periods, trains from Wellington that stop at all stations may terminate at Porirua or
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and return to Wellington while a number of peak services run express between Wellington and Porirua and thus do not stop at Takapu Road.
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In October 2014, Metlink announced that a further 60 "Park and Ride" parking places would be available at the station during the week.
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Travel times by train are twelve minutes to Wellington, nine minutes to Porirua, and forty-eight minutes to Waikanae.
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adjacent to the original WMR built station. The WMR built the original route of the NIMT between Wellington and
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The original passenger shelters at Takapu station were replaced with new shelters in the year ending June 2015.
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Takapu Road is one of only three stations on the Kapiti Line not on track built by the
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Takapu Road Railway Station
Metlink
suburban rail

41°11′6.94″S 174°49′41.63″E / 41.1852611°S 174.8282306°E / -41.1852611; 174.8282306
Greater Wellington Regional Council
Transdev Wellington
Redwood
Waikanae
Kapiti Line
Wellington
Wellington
New Zealand
Kapiti
North Island Main Trunk Railway
double tracked
side platforms
Redwood
Grenada North
Takapu Valley
Kapiti Line
Transdev Wellington
Wellington
Porirua
Waikanae
electric multiple units
FT/FP class
diesel-hauled
Capital Connection
Northern Explorer

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