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Hutt Valley history 18; Lower Hutt railway station (built 1905); goods yard at rear.
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PhotographerMuir and Moodie (Postcard: 1956 P.C.)
DescriptionOne of a set of 64 images from what must have been a mid-1950s film-strip presentation by Lower Hutt City Council on over 110 years of progress.
Original description:-
"In 1904, it was decided to duplicate the line from Wellington to Lower Hutt. Work was begun at the Lower Hutt end and included the construction of new station buildings and yards. The line, which had originally followed every curve and inlet along the coast, was eased on the curves allowing the trains to run at 45 mph instead of 25 mph. This formidable task was not completed until April, 1911."
Lower Hutt railway station, with goods yard at rear.
This is the second station on this site, constructed in 1905 at the time the line to Petone - and thence to Wellington - was duplicated. The railway from Wellington (Pipitea) to Lower Hutt was built by John Brogden and Sons, and was opened on 14 April 1874.
With the opening of a new Waterloo station on 26 November 1988 (known as the Waterloo Interchange) Lower Hutt station was renamed Western Hutt.
The original of this Muir and Moodie postcard image is held at the Alexander Turnbull Library: catalogue no. 1/2-027664-F.
(Information - Brian Pearce).
Image has been darkened, with contrast reduced.Date Takenc1915
DescriptionOne of a set of 64 images from what must have been a mid-1950s film-strip presentation by Lower Hutt City Council on over 110 years of progress.Original description:-
"In 1904, it was decided to duplicate the line from Wellington to Lower Hutt. Work was begun at the Lower Hutt end and included the construction of new station buildings and yards. The line, which had originally followed every curve and inlet along the coast, was eased on the curves allowing the trains to run at 45 mph instead of 25 mph. This formidable task was not completed until April, 1911."
Lower Hutt railway station, with goods yard at rear.
This is the second station on this site, constructed in 1905 at the time the line to Petone - and thence to Wellington - was duplicated. The railway from Wellington (Pipitea) to Lower Hutt was built by John Brogden and Sons, and was opened on 14 April 1874.
With the opening of a new Waterloo station on 26 November 1988 (known as the Waterloo Interchange) Lower Hutt station was renamed Western Hutt.
The original of this Muir and Moodie postcard image is held at the Alexander Turnbull Library: catalogue no. 1/2-027664-F.
(Information - Brian Pearce).
Image has been darkened, with contrast reduced.
Date Takenc1915Depicts or relates to
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ReferenceMuir and Moodie Postcard No. 1956 P.C.
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Hutt Valley history 18; Lower Hutt railway station (built 1905); goods yard at rear.. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 22/04/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/17280