It is double tracked, has an island platform layout, and is 30.4 km from Wellington railway station, the southern terminus of the NIMT.

[1] Pukerua Bay railway station was opened on Christmas Day 1885, while the full line to Longburn was completed in November 1886.

Sheep were driven along the now restored path through the bush at the bottom of Seavista Drive, to be loaded onto wagons at the station.

Once double-tracking of the railway line from Wellington was completed, the original station building was replaced in 1940 with the current island platform.

The station's platform upgrade in 2010 raised platform height, bringing it into line with other stations on the network and added safety features such as yellow tactile strips and put electrical ducting in place to support a real-time passenger information system later introduced by the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

[9] Since the opening of the Escarpment track running between Paekakariki and Pukerua Bay, an increase in usage by hikers is seen on good days.