Mt Albert Train Station

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Mt Albert Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, near Unitec, a local teritary education provider, and is a popular with Unitec students. It has an island platform and is reached by a footbridge from Carrington Road and a subway between Willcott St and New North Rd.

[edit] History

• 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.^[1]
• 1908: A signal box was added.^[1]
• 1909: A new station building was built, after the previous one was destroyed by fire.^[1]
• 1920's: The branch to Mt Albert Quarry closed.^[1]
• 1966: The line was double-tracked and many of the station's infrastructure (including the signal box) was removed. The signal box is preserved at MOTAT.^[1]

[edit] Bus Transfers

The following bus services pass thes stationThis station, allowing easy transfer :-

• North-bound Buses via New North Road^[2]
  • 210-212 to Midtown
  • 223-224 to Midtown via St Lukes

• South-bound Buses via New North Road^[2]
  • 210 to Avondale (selected services only, see note)
  • 211 to Avondale and Rosebank Road
  • 212 to Avondale, Rosebank Road and Patiki Road
  • 223 to Avondale and New Lynn
  • 224 to Avondale, New Lynn and Henderson

• West-bound Buses via Carrington Road
  • 007 to Pt Chevalier ^[3]
  • 010 to Ponsonby via Pt Chevalier ^[4]
  • 043 to Downtown via Pt Chevalier ^[3]

• East-bound Buses via Mt Albert Road
  • 007 to St Lukes and St Heliers ^[3]
  • 010 to Onehunga ^[4]

Note: Some route 210 services terminate at Mt Albert, and do not continue to Avondale.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
2. ^ ^{a b c} Timetable for routes 102, 107, 200, 205, 210-213, 215-216, 219 and 223-224
3. ^ ^{a b c} Timetable for route 007
4. ^ ^{a b} Timetable for routes 010 and 011

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