Muri was served by Kapiti Line commuter trains operated by Tranz Metro under the Metlink brand until 2011.

[2] Following a sub-committee meeting of the Greater Wellington Regional Council, Muri station was closed on 30 April 2011.

[3] The line through Muri was built by the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (WMR), completed to Longburn in 1886.

During the last stage of finishing the tunnels on the coastal escarpment towards Paekākāriki, the last stop coming from Wellington was called Pukerua, near where Muri Station was.

There were no roads into the area yet and passengers had to leave the train, climb down to the beach and continue by rail on temporary tracks to Paekākāriki.