Work on the Wellington New Station began on 7th November, 1933. The Foundation Stone was laid by H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester on 17th December, 1934, and the official opening took place on 19th June, 1937. The building is of seven storeys and covers an area of just over 1½ acres. The platforms are about 1⅔ acres in area, with a total platform frontage of about one mile. There are 250 rooms in the building, with a floor space of 185,000 square feet, and ¾ mile of passages. The total floor space of the building is nearly five acres. The building will accommodate a total of 675 railway employees, including the whole of the Railway Department's Head Office administrative staff.