Homai Railway Station
Homai Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||||||||||||||
 Homai station in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Homai | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°00′48″S 174°52′29″E / 37.0134°S 174.8748°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail and Auckland Transport | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Southern Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HOM | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 August 1924 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25kV AC | |||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2011) | 1,707 passengers/weekday[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Homai Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an Island platform layout. A bus stop and a park and ride facility are located adjacent to the station.
History
The North Island Main Trunk Line through South Auckland opened in 1875. However, Homai Station didn't open until 15 August 1924[2] In the last decade, patronage has significantly increased at Homai Station. Daily boardings were measured as 338 in 2003. This figured had jumped to 936 by 2010.[3] The station was upgraded in 2006 with a modern shelter, platform lighting and a much longer platform installed.
Services
Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Papakura and Pukekohe via Homai. Since 8 December 2014, the basic weekday off-peak timetable is:[4]
- 3 tph to Britomart, via Penrose and Newmarket
- 3 tph to Papakura, with 1 tph continuing to Pukekohe
Access
There are three ways to access the platform. There is a ramp down from the Browns Road Overbridge to the south end of the platform. There is a pedestrian level crossing from the park and ride carpark (which is on Dalgety Drive) to the south end of the platform, and there is another pedestrian level crossing from McVilly Road to the north end of the platform.
Buses
Three bus routes stop in the car park adjacent to the station.[5]
- 561 Weymouth-Panmure via East Tamaki and Botany
- 566 Wattle Downs-East Tamaki via Manurewa and Maunkau
- 568 Manurewa East-Botany via Manukau and Otara
Additionally, one bus stops nearby Browns Road.[6]
- 454 Manurewa-Manukau via Clendon
454 and 568 run regularly, 7 days a week. 561 and 566 run Monday to Friday peaks.[7]
References
- ↑ Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" p. 16
- ↑ Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand
- ↑ "Surveyed Boardings per Station 2003 to 2010". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ↑ "Southern Line timetable from 8 December 2014" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.maxx.co.nz/media/20307/sg_southern_guide_april_12_web.pdf
- ↑ http://www.maxx.co.nz/media/70127/s08_manurewa_april_2012_web.pdf
- ↑ http://www.maxx.co.nz/media/70145/x05_manukau_crosstown_april_2012_web.pdf
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