Table:
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 |

Question: how much higher is the takapu road station than the wellington station?
Answer: 38.6m