Events In History
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2 July 1938Electric trains come to WellingtonOpened on 2 July 1938, the Johnsonville suburban line was the first in the country to be served by electric multiple units. Read more...
Johnsonville sits in a small basin and is Wellington city’s northern hub. It began as a small rural service town in the 19th century, growing rapidly after 1938, when a new electric train service linked it to the city. In the 1960s Wellington’s first shopping mall was built in the suburb.
Meaning of place name
Named after Frank Johnson, an early sawmiller
