| | Station Distance from Wellington Height above sea level (m) Opened Closed Notes |
| | Wellington 0 km 2.4m 1937 Open Replaced NZR's Lambton and WMR's Thorndon stations, which closed upon completion. |
| | Lambton 0 km 2.4m 1884 1937 Slightly north of current Wellington station. |
| | Pipitea 0.75 km 2.4m 1874 1884 Original Wellington station, on Pipitea Quay. |
| | Thorndon 0.75 km 2.4m 1886 1937 Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company, near of Pipitea station |
| | Kaiwharawhara 2.44 km 2.4m 1874 Open Kaiwarra until 1951. |
| | Takapu Road 11.78 km 41m 1937 Open |
| | Redwood 13.16 km 26.5m 1963 Open |
| | Tawa 13.58 km 25.6m 1937 Open Tawa Flat (closed 1937) was 12 metres above Redwood station on adjacent hillside. |
| | Linden 14.85 km 17.7m 1940 Open |
| | Kenepuru 16.16 km 15m 1940 Open |
| | Porirua 17.8 km 3.6m 1885 Open |
| | Paremata 21.7 km 2.7m 1885 Open |
| | Mana 23.04 km 3m 1949 Open Dolly Varden until 1960. |
| | Plimmerton 24.4 km 5.8m 1885 Open |
| | Pukerua Bay 30.1 km 80m 1885 Open |
| | Muri 31.15 km 77m 1952 2011 |
| | Paekakariki 38.84 km 7m 1886 Open |
| | Wainui 40.85 km 9m 1886 1900 |
| | Paraparaumu 48.28 km 13.7m 1886 Open |
| | Otaihunga 51.5 km 21m 1886 1902 |
| | Waikanae 55.31 km 31m 1886 Open |
| | Hadfield 60 km 39m 1886 1906 |
| | Te Horo 64.77 km 19.2m 1886 1965 |
| | Hautere 67.6 km 15.2m 1886 1900 |
| | Otaki 70.28 km 14.6m 1886 Open |
| | Manakau 79.3 km 30.5m 1886 1967 Known as "Manukau" until 1905. |
| | Ohau 84.95 km 30.7m 1886 c.1970 |
| | Levin 90.3 km 36.5m 1886 Open Known as "Weraroa" 1886-1894. |
| | Queen Street 91.37 km 36.5m 1956 c.1970 |
| | Levin 91.5 km 36.5m 1886 1894 |
| | Koputaroa 99.23 km 8.5m 1886 c.1970 Kereru until 1906. |
| | Shannon 106.57 km 12.2m 1886 Open |
| | Makerua 111.84 km 7.62m 1886 c.1970 |
| | Tokomaru 118.35 km 17.7m 1886 closed |
| | Linton 124.19 km 18.3m 1886 closed |
| | Longburn 129.69 km 19.8m 1873 closed |
| | Awapuni 132 km 24.7m 1876 1965 |
| | Palmerston North 135.76 km 30m 1873 1965 |
| | Terrace End 138.51 km 38.1m 1876 1964 |
| | Palmerston North 136.03 km 28m 1963 Open |
| | Bunnythorpe 144.47 km 55.2m 1876 closed |
| | Taonui 148.62 km 61.9m 1876 1963 |
| | Aorangi 150.66 km 70.7m 1876 1965 |
| | Feilding 152.98 km 72.2m 1876 2012 |
| | Makino Road 156.26 km 103m 1878 1960 |
| | Maewa 158.34 km 107m 1878 1962 |
| | Halcombe 165.76 km 118m 1878 closed |
| | Kakariki 171.12 km 70m 1878 closed |
| | Greatford 175.67 km 104.5m 1878 c.1970 |
| | Marton 180.25 km 140.8m 1878 2012 |
| | Cliff Road 183.58 km 159.7m 1888 1966 |
| | Overton 188.85 km 155m 1888 1958 |
| | Porewa 190.53 km 165m 1888 closed |
| | Rata 195.46 km 194m 1888 1975 |
| | Silverhope 199.31 km 224m 1888 1966 |
| | Hunterville 205.33 km 267m 1888 1986 |
| | Kaikarangi 210.18 km 284m 1888 1964 |
| | Mangaonoho 216.04 km 257m 1893 1966 |
| | Ohingaiti 222.14 km 279m 1902 1975 |
| | Mangaweka 231.04 km 326.7m 1902 1982 |
| | Utiku 243.69 km 371m 1904 closed |
| | Ohotu 247.08 km 395.6m 1904 closed |
| | Winiata 249.02 km 415m 1904 closed |
| | Taihape 251.85 km 442m 1904 2012 |
| | Mataroa 260.88 km 530m 1907 closed |
| | Ngaurukehu 270.25 km 640m 1908 closed |
| | Turangarere 274.5 km 702m 1912 1972 |
| | Hihitahi 278.2 km 741m 1908 closed Turangarere until 1912. "Hihitahi" is a sound-based local Maori word for "locomotive". |
| | Waiouru 290.3 km 813.8m 1908 2005 Highest railway station in New Zealand. |
| | Tangiwai 299.49 km 699.5m 1909 closed Nearest station to the Tangiwai disaster, December 24, 1953. |
| | Karioi 306.94 km 630.3m 1909 closed |
| | Rangataua 312.79 km 670m 1909 closed |
| | Ohakune 317.09 km 618.4m 1908 open Ohakune Junction in working timetables 1917-1968. |
| | Horopito 326.91 km 752m 1909 1981 Used as location for Smash Palace movie, 1981 |
| | Pokaka 332.57 km 811m 1909 closed |
| | Erua 340.13 km 742.5m 1908 closed |
| | National Park 346.83 km 806.8m 1908 open Waimarino until 1949. |
| | Raurimu 358.31 km 589m 1908 closed |
| | Oio 366.25 km 520m 1908 closed Known to WW2 American servicemen as "Zero-10". Shortest station name in the North Island, with Ava. |
| | Owhango 371.89 km 456.6m 1908 closed |
| | Kakahi 382 km 266m 1908 closed |
| | Piriaka 387.15 km 230m 1908 closed |
| | Manunui 391.9 km 190.5m 1908 closed |
| | Matapuna 394.8 km 180m 1908 closed |
| | Taumarunui 397.75 km 171m 1903 2012 |
| | Taringamotu 402 km 172.5m 1903 1971 |
| | Okahukura 408.54 178.3m 1903 closed Okahukura Junction in working timetables 1933-2010. |
| | Te Koura 412.75 km 182m 1909 1975 |
| | Ongarue 420.68 km 192.6m 1903 1986 |
| | Waione Siding 426.86 km 208m 1921 1950 |
| | Waimiha 434.39 km 232m 1903 1983 |
| | Poro-O-Tarao 444.05 km 339.2m 1901 1979 |
| | Mangapehi 449.47 km 285.3m 1901 1984 Known as "Mangapeehi" station 1901-1920. |
| | Kopaki 454.35 km 265m 1901 closed Paratikana until 1920. |
| | Puketutu 461.83 km 206m 1889 closed Mokau" until 1912. |
| | Waiteti 470.07 km 135m 1889 closed |
| | Te Kuiti 475.66 km 54m 1887 2012 |
| | Te Kumi 478.56 km 49.6m 1887 closed |
| | Hangatiki 485.2 km 39.9m 1887 closed |
| | Otorohonga 494.41 km 37m 1887 2012 Reopened summer 2012 |
| | Kiokio 498.45 km 35.4m 1887 1973 |
| | Te Kawa 506.88 km 47.8m 1887 1982 |
| | Te Mawhai 513 km 35.6m 1887 1958 Te Puhi until 1900 |
| | Te Awamutu 517.02 km 50m 1880 2005 New Zealand Dairy Board (now Fonterra) rebuilt its freight connection about 2000. |
| | Ngaroto 519.92 km 56m 1880 1954 |
| | Lake Road 522.26 km 54m 1880 closed |
| | Ohaupo 527.16 km 52m 1880 1982 |
| | Rukuhia 533.59 km 55m 1880 1970 |
| | Hamilton 542.52 km 37.5m 1877 Open Previously Hamilton Junction and Frankton Junction. |
| | Te Rapa Racecourse 547.50 km 33.2m 1920 1980 |
| | Te Rapa 549.25 km 33m 1877 1970 Not to be confused with Te Rapa Marshalling Yards (547 km from Wellington). |
| | Horotiu 553.65 km 23.7m 1877 c1968 Pukete until 1920 |
| | Ngaruawahia 559.16 km 20.7m 1877 c1968 Newcastle until 1895. |
| | Taupiri 566.56 km 13.7m 1877 c1968 |
| | Huntly 573.87 km 14m 1877 1998 |
| | Kimihia 578.45 km 14m 1877 1948 |
| | Ohinewai 582.04 km 10m 1877 c1968 |
| | Rangiriri 588.11 9m 1877 1957 |
| | Te Kauwhata 591.62 km 12.2m 1877 1984 |
| | Whangamarino 598.34 km 6.7m 1877 1978 |
| | Amokura 604.53 km 7m 1877 1980 |
| | Mercer 609.16 km 6.4m 1877 1986 |
| | Pokeno 613.96 km 24m 1877 c1968 |
| | Whangarata 617.90 km 59.7m 1877 c1968 |
| | Tuakau 621.41 km 37m 1875 1986 |
| | Buckland 625.6 km 58m 1875 closed |
| | Pukekohe 628.86 km 60.65m 1875 open |
| | Paerata 633.29 km 45.1m 1875 1980 Paerata Junction from 1917. |
| | Runciman 638.37 km 8m 1875 1939 |
| | Drury 640 km 9m 1875 1980 |
| | Opaheke 642.9 km 14.5m 1875 1955 Hunua 1877-1939. |
| | Papakura 647.02 km 19.2m 1875 Open |
| | Tironui 648.95 km 15.5m 1904 1980 |
| | Takanini 650.64 km 15.2m 1875 Open |
| | Te Mahia 652.24 km 14.9m 1904 Open |
| | Manurewa 653.1 km 17m 1875 Open |
| | Homai 655.7 km 30.78m 1904 Open |
| | Wiri 657.6 km 22.25m 1913 2005 |
| | Puhinui 658.92 km 19.8m 1904 Open |
| | Papatoitoi 659.63 km 18.9m 1875 1904 |
| | Papatoetoe 660.42 km 18m 1904 Open |
| | Middlemore 662.28 km 8.8m 1904 Open |
| | Mangere 663.02 km 10.66m 1904 2011 |
| | Otahuhu 664.15 km 9.44m 1875 Open |
| | Westfield 665.5 km 7.6m 1904 Open |
| | Sylvia Park 667.09 km 7.6m 1931 Open Relocated 1 km further north, 2007. |
| | Panmure 669.93 km 17.7m 1931 Open Relocated 200m north, 2007. |
| | Tamaki 671.28 km 23.5m 1930 1980 |
| | Glen Innes 672.64 km 22m 1930 Open |
| | Purewa 675.4 km 18m 1930 1955 |
| | Meadowbank 676.26 km 12m 1954 Open |
| | Orakei 677.44 km 4.5m 1930 Open |
| | The Strand 680.76 km 2.7m 1930 Open Was platform 7 (later platform 4) of 1930-2003 Auckland station. Used for steam services. |
| | Britomart Transport Centre 682 km 4m below sea level 2003 Open |
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