It is double tracked with side platforms on a curved section of the line, 16.16 km from Wellington railway station, the southern terminus of the NIMT.

Two diesel-hauled carriage trains, the Capital Connection and the Northern Explorer, both pass through the station but do not stop.

Kenepuru was considered for closure by the Greater Wellington Regional Council as it was claimed that it had low usage and required considerable expenditure for upgrading for the new Matangi units, and for safety reasons.

[4] However, it was announced on 5 October 2011 that it was safe for now and minor remedial work would be done to extend its life for 10 more years.

In June 1940 the line through the future site of Kenepuru station was electrified, and on 15 December 1957 it was double tracked.