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Paekākāriki Railway Precinct

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Railway officials beside the first standard railcar, Paekākāriki Railway Station, ca 1939.  HP 1512 Buckley Collection, Kāpiti Coast District Libraries

Location: 18 Tilley Road and 219 State Highway 1,  Paekākāriki

The rail yard at Paekākāriki is registered as an Historic Precinct by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.

In 1886, the first trains to use these yards were operated by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company. The railway line gave rise to a string of villages between Wellington and Longburn, including modern Paekākāriki.

In November 1908 New Zealand Railways bought the assets of Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company and built the present station. In 1992, with community support, a local history museum was opened in the station building. The South End signal box was also restored by community effort.

The large shed by State Highway One was the supply depot for three nearby United States Marine Corps camps.

From 1886 until 1972, Paekākāriki had a railway locomotive depot in order to service engines at this point, where level going gives way to the hilly section before Wellington. A turntable on Steam Incorporated land is one of the few surviving relics of this depot.

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First Standard Railcar Paekakariki1939 First Standard Railcar Paekakariki1939 Paekakariki Railway Station Refreshment Rooms Ca1940 Paekakariki Railway Station Refreshment Rooms Ca1940 Relay Gang Paekakariki Railway Tunnels1936 Relay Gang Paekakariki Railway Tunnels1936
First Standard Railcar Paekakariki1939 - Thumbnail
Paekakariki Railway Station Refreshment Rooms Ca1940 - Thumbnail
Relay Gang Paekakariki Railway Tunnels1936 - Thumbnail

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Click on a link below to download or print a copy of each heritage trail brochure.

Ōtaki and Te Horo [PDF 2.41 MB] 
Waikanae [PDF 2.51 MB] 
Paraparaumu [PDF 1.67 MB] 
Paekākāriki [PDF 1.41 MB] 

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