Wellington Railway Station is the southern terminus of New Zealand’s North Island Main Trunk railway. In terms of number of services and in passenger numbers, it is New Zealand’s busiest railway station.
Without going through the process of a design completion W. Gray Young who was known for his neo-Georgian styles, was selected in 1929 to design the new station. The need to review building techniques after the Napier earthquake and the impact of the Depression on finances delayed the government formally committing to the project until June 1933.
As the planned location of the station was on land which had been reclaimed, test piles were driven in 1928 to test the quality of soil. On the basis of the test results the decision was made to use Vibro cast in place piles to support the structure. The building was the first major New Zealand structure to incorporate a significant measure of earthquake resistance.
The station was opened on 19 June 1937 by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Viscount Galway.
The station was registered on 25th September1986 as a Category I Historic Place.
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