Naenae Weekday Trains For a short period in the 1940s Naenae was a terminal station for commuter services.This page documents the Naenae commuter timetable for that period. Home  >  Timetables  >  Naenae Background   Observations   Signalling   Running Times   Number of Trains   Up Timetable   Down Timetable

Background

On 7 January 1946 the Hutt Branch was extended from Waterloo to Naenae as a single track. This section was duplicated on 14 April 1947, the same date a single line reached Taita.

Electric trains to Taita began running on 12 October 1953 and on 28 February 1954 diesel hauled Upper Hutt trains were diverted to the new line, which by now was connected between Taita and Haywards (Manor Park). Electrified services to Upper Hutt began on 24 July 1955. EMUs were used, supplemented during peak periods by ordinary trains hauled by electric locomotives. In the 1970s the electric locomotives were replaced by diesel locomotives and finally on 4 November 1982 all carriage trains were replaced by EMUs.

Observations

Between 1946 and 1953 Naenae was the junction of the double and single line. In the 1947 Working Timetable crossings are shown at Naenae.

In 1946 the Monday - Friday timetable consisted of a small number of trains during the morning and evening peaks. On Saturdays, there was also a group of trains in the middle of the day.

Signalling And Trackwork

Over the past twenty years the trackwork at Naenae has been substantially reduced. Today there are no track structures at Naenae. See my Hutt Valley Signalling History page for details.

Running Times

Wellington - Naenae (minutes)

1. I do not have the journey times for 1946.
2. 1947 time from Working Timetable.
3. 1995 time from public timetable.
4. There was some variation between trains, particularly in the 1940s, so the times should be taken as a guide only.

Number Of Trains

Wellington - Naenae
Number of trains daily, Monday - Saturday.

1. Excludes "Express" trains which do not stop at Naenae. Excludes Friday only trains.
2. Monday - Friday

Naenae - Wellington
Number of trains daily, Monday -Saturday.

1. Excludes "Express" trains which do not stop at Naenae. Excludes Friday only trains.
2. Monday - Friday

Up Trains (Wellington - Naenae)

I have used the following codes:

Up Trains - Monday to Saturday

The times given are when the trains arrive at or pass Naenae.

1. All trains terminate at Naenae unless otherwise specified.
2. All trains run Monday - Saturday unless otherwise specified.
3. 1946 data is from the public timetable for 7 Jan 1946 - the opening day of line to Naenae.
4. 1947 data is from the WTT for 20 July 1947 - the line to Taita opened on 14 April 1947.
5. the times are the arrival times for trains which terminate at Naenae. For trains which continue to Naenae the times are the departure times from Naenae.
6. The 1946 public timetable lists departure times from Wellington. I have estimated the Naenae times by adding 31 minutes, which is the typical running time in the 1947 WTT. Note that there is some variation in running times.

Down Trains (Naenae - Wellington)

I have used the following codes:

Down Trains - Monday to Saturday

The times given are when the trains depart from or pass Naenae.

1. All trains originate from Naenae unless otherwise specified.
2. All trains run Monday - Saturday unless otherwise specified.
3. The 1946 data is from the public timetable for 7 Jan 1946 - the opening day of line to Naenae.
4. The 1947 data is from the WTT for 20 July 1947. The line to Taita opened on 14 April 1947.
5. Times are departure times from Naenae.

Last Updated: Friday, October 03, 2003