Preservation
The Remuera Railway Station is a “place of special and outstanding historical and cultural heritage significance and value”.
The Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust (TRRSPT) was set up in 1994 to preserve the heritage and integrity of the historic Remuera Railway Station.
By 1994 the Station buildings had sunk into a state of neglect and disrepair, covered in graffiti, with broken glass, peeling paint, water leaks and vandalism. In such a condition that it was considered for demolition.
Remuera Railway Station January 1985. Photograph by Andrew Surgenor – www.flickr.com.
Remuera Railway Station January 1991. Photograph by Andrew Surgenor – www.flickr.com.
Remuera Railway Station January 1988. Photograph by Andrew Surgenor – www.flickr.com.
A Conservation Plan was prepared in 1992, and revised in 2015 (view Conservation Plan here).
Remuera Railway Station 2009. www.flickr.com/photos/russellstreet.
Supported by grants, sponsors and volunteers the Trust undertook major restoration work on the exterior of the Station buildings. In acknowledgement of this the railway station was granted a restoration award in 2007 by the Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
Exterior of Remuera Railway Station 2014.
Restored Station Buildings 2014.
Restored Station Buildings 2014.
The interior, however, has not been repaired or restored. The interior was further
damaged in 2011 when platform was lifted and extended in preparation for electric trains, by Auckland Transport /Kiwi Rail.
In February 2019 Auckland Transport granted the Trust ‘a license to occupy premises at Remuera Train Station’, and an interior refurbishment plan is now in place.
Remuera Station Open Day 25 September 2016. AM 593 stands under the restored building in a contrast between the old and new. The platforms and building were raised before the Rugby World Cup in 2011 – prior to that work, the station building was fenced off to the public. nzrailphotos.co.nz.
TRRSPT’s Restoration Goal: "To restore the interior in line with conservation plan for community use, eg. meetings and displays on local railways, stations, trains, model railways, rail memorabilia."
Can you help?
We are actively seeking new trustees, ‘friends’, volunteers and sponsors to build a new community of support around the Station.
