Mt Eden Train Station
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| Mt Eden Train Station MAXX Urban rail |
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| Lines | Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
| Code | BTC | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ARTA | |||||||||||||||
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Mt Eden Railway Station is a Western Line station of the local railway network in the Mount Eden surburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It has an island platform, and is reached via a footbridge from Mt Eden Rd or from the level crossing between Ngahura Street and Fenton Street.
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[edit] History
- 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[1]
- 1912: The present island platform and a new station building were constructed.[1]
- 1914: A signal box was established.[1]
- 1967: Following the introduction of centralised traffic control, the signal box was removed.[1]
- Mid-1990s: The old station building was sold and removed, and is now located further up the track, past Morningside station, and is in use as a private home.[1]
[edit] Bus Transfers
Transfers to the following bus services can be made at the bus stops on Mt Eden Road:-
- North-bound Buses
- 253-267 to Civic Centre via Symonds Street
- 274-277 to Britomart (Downtown) via Symonds Street
- South-bound Buses
- 255-258 to Blockhouse Bay via Dominion Road and May Road
- 267 to Lynfield via Dominion Road
- 274-277 to Three Kings via Mt Eden Road
[edit] Signal Box
The Mt Eden Local Control Panel was installed in the station building in the 1967 and removed from service in 1995 when the station building was removed. The panel has been preserved in working order.
[edit] References
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