News > Kenepuru and Naenae Stations to close temporarily

Posted on 06/12/2011 12:00am

Kenepuru Station will be closed temporarily from Monday 26 December 2011 to Tuesday 24 January 2012 to enable essential repair and reconstruction work to be carried out. Work scheduled for Naenae Station in the same time period is now postponed until further notice.

The work, being done by Aurecon for Greater Wellington Regional Council and KiwiRail, is being done to further ensure passengers’ safety and improve access.

The construction work at Kenepuru Station will include resurfacing of both platforms, the replacement of the southbound platform frontage and upgrading the main access path on the southbound side to prevent any further erosion.

The delayed works at Naenae Station are to be split into two phases, the first of which involves restrengthening the precast concrete platform frontages. The second phase will take place later in 2012 and will involve the demolition and reconstruction of the station building, as well as renovating the access stairs and resurfacing the platform.

There are planned disruptions over the holiday period between Monday 26 December 2011 and Tuesday 3 January 2012 on the Hutt Valley line, and between Monday 26 December 2011 and Sunday 8 January 2012 on the Kapiti line, when buses will replace trains. Buses will stop at the bus replacement stop at Kenepuru station.

However, from Monday 9 January to Tuesday 24 January 2012, train services will run to regular timetables on the Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines. Porirua or Linden stations are the closest to Kenepuru Station. Once the train services resume on 9 January, if there are any planned disruptions buses replacing trains will stop at Kenepuru station's bus replacement stop.