Te Aro railway station

Te Aro
New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
Te Aro railway station circa 1904
General information
Locationcorner Wakefield and Tory Streets
Coordinates41°17′30.28″S 174°46′54.47″E / 41.2917444°S 174.7817972°E / -41.2917444; 174.7817972
Owned byRailways Department
Line(s)Te Aro Extension
PlatformsSide
TracksMain line (2)
History
Opened27 March 1893
Closed23 April 1917

Te Aro railway station was a station in Wellington, New Zealand, near what is now the corner of Wakefield and Tory Streets. Opened in 1893 it was one of only three stations in the city - the other two were Wellington railway station on Featherston Street, renamed Lambton railway station in December 1908, which was the main New Zealand Railways Department station, and Thorndon railway station off Thorndon Quay, the southern terminus of the private Wellington and Manawatu Railway.

Terminus of the short-lived Te Aro Extension of the Hutt Valley Line and Wairarapa Line it can also be regarded as a branch line. It was closed in 1917 and the rails lifted soon after.