List of Auckland railway stations

This is a list of the railway stations in public transport network of Auckland. It includes closed and planned stations. Stations in bold are fare stage points.

Ownership and operation

Station platforms on the Auckland suburban network are owned by KiwiRail, who are responsible for building stations. Structures on the platforms (station buildings, shelters, lights, signage etc) are owned by Auckland Transport, who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of stations.

The Britomart Transport Centre, Newmarket Railway Station and New Lynn Travel Centre are owned and managed by Auckland Transport.

Ticket office and platform staff, as well as train operating staff, are employed by Transdev Auckland, formerly Veolia Transport.

Train services using stations in Auckland include suburban trains, which are owned by Auckland Transport and operated by Transdev, and the Northern Explorer long-distance train to Wellington operated by KiwiRail.

Network

Southern Line

This line follows the Newmarket Line from Britomart to Newmarket, the North Auckland Line to Westfield, and the North Island Main Trunk to Pukekohe.

Distance from Britomart Name Served by Opened Closed Notes
0.00 km (0.00 mi) Britomart MAXX, Northern Explorer 7 July 2003[1] –
1.2 km (0.75 mi) Auckland private excursions and charters 24 November 1930[1] 7 July 2003[1] Temporary station brought into use from August 1997 pending construction of Britomart. After the opening of Britomart, one platform remained open for excursion trains and thereafter referred to as The Strand station. The Strand upgraded in 2011 with two platforms as a back up station for Britomart.
3.84 km (2.39 mi) Newmarket MAXX 20 December 1873[1] – Temporarily replaced by Newmarket West and Newmarket South on 26 January 2008[1] for reconstruction.
4.91 km (3.05 mi) Remuera MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
6.38 km (3.96 mi) Greenlane MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
7.75 km (4.82 mi) Ellerslie MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
9.2 km (5.72 mi) Penrose MAXX 24 December 1873[1] –
11.09 km (6.89 mi) Southdown N/A 8 August 1905[1] 30 May 2004[1]
13.01 km (8.08 mi) Westfield MAXX 29 August 1887[1] –
14.33 km (8.90 mi) Otahuhu MAXX 20 May 1875[1] –
15.46 km (9.61 mi) Mangere MAXX c. July 1908[1] 9 December 2011 Services reduced to set-down of school students at the southbound platform only from 25 October 2005.[1] Southbound platform closed on 9 December 2011. Both northbound and southbound platforms demolished 2012.
16.2 km (10.07 mi) Middlemore MAXX 20 July 1947[1] –
18.06 km (11.22 mi) Papatoetoe MAXX 20 May 1875[1] –
19.56 km (12.15 mi) Puhinui MAXX 29 June 1925[1] –
20.88 km (12.97 mi) Wiri Depot Auckland Transport 9 December 1913[1] Closed in 2005. Rebuilt in 2013.
23 km (14.29 mi) Manukau MAXX 15 April 2012[2] –
22.78 km (14.15 mi) Homai MAXX 15 August 1924[1] –
24.41 km (15.17 mi) Manurewa MAXX 20 May 1875[1] – Opened at a new site on 19 July 1993.[1]
26.24 km (16.30 mi) Te Mahia MAXX 16 August 1926[1] –
27.84 km (17.30 mi) Takanini MAXX 9 December 1913[1] –
29.53 km (18.35 mi) Tironui N/A 10 May 1926[1] 13 August 1983[1] New station currently (2012) proposed just north of former Tironui station at Walters Road by Papakura Local Board.
31.46 km (19.55 mi) Papakura MAXX 20 May 1875[1] –
33.75 km (20.97 mi) Opaheke N/A c. April 1884[1] 13 November 1955[1]
36.57 km (22.72 mi) Drury N/A 20 May 1875[1] 21 May 1972[1] Opened at a new site on 8 December 1918 replacing the original station and another station at Runciman.[1] New station at Drury currently (2012) proposed by Papakura Local Board.
45.19 km (28.08 mi) Paerata N/A 20 May 1875[1] 24 July 1972[1]
49.62 km (30.83 mi) Pukekohe MAXX 20 May 1875[1] – Special passenger services operate to V8 motor racing events at Pukekohe Park Raceway, with train services stopping alongside the raceway just south of the Pukekohe station.

Eastern Line

This line follows the North Island Main Trunk from Britomart to Pukekohe.

Distance from Britomart Name Served by Opened Closed Notes
0.00 km (0.00 mi) Britomart MAXX, Northern Explorer 7 July 2003[1] –
1.2 km (0.75 mi) Auckland private excursions and charters 24 November 1930[1] 7 July 2003[1] Temporary station brought into use from August 1997 pending construction of Britomart. After the opening of Britomart, one platform remained open for excursion trains and thereafter referred to as The Strand station. The Strand upgraded in 2011 with two platforms as a back up station for Britomart.
4.62 km (2.87 mi) Orakei MAXX 16 November 1930[1] –
5.8 km (3.60 mi) Meadowbank MAXX 21 July 1947[1] – Replaced the original Purewa station but was also known as Purewa until 22 February 1954.[1]
6.6 km (4.10 mi) Purewa N/A 9 May 1923[1] 16 April 1947[1]
9.42 km (5.85 mi) Glen Innes MAXX 6 May 1930[1] –
10.78 km (6.70 mi) Tamaki N/A 16 November 1930[1] 13 October 2003[1][3]
12.13 km (7.54 mi) Panmure MAXX 16 November 1930[1] – An upgraded station was opened in the first half of 2007.[4]
14.97 km (9.30 mi) Sylvia Park MAXX 1 September 1929[1] – Original station closed on 6 March 1983.[1] A new station opened on 2 July 2007 at a different site.[5]
16.59 km (10.31 mi) Westfield MAXX 29 August 1887[1] – One of the few stations left to be re-modelled as it's in an ageing stage with little shelter and inadequate height of the platform to accommodate for trains currently in service.
Trains follow the Southern Line from Westfield to Papakura.

Onehunga Line

Main article: Onehunga Branch

This line follows the Newmarket Line from Britomart to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Penrose, where it diverges on to the Onehunga Branch line, which reopened in September 2010.

Distance from Britomart Name Served by Opened Closed Notes
0.00 km (0.00 mi) Britomart MAXX, Northern Explorer 7 July 2003[1] –
1.2 km (0.75 mi) Auckland private excursions and charters 24 November 1930[1] 7 July 2003[1] Temporary station brought into use from August 1997 pending construction of Britomart. After the opening of Britomart, one platform remained open for excursion trains and thereafter referred to as The Strand station. The Strand upgraded in 2011 with two platforms as a back up station for Britomart.
3.84 km (2.39 mi) Newmarket MAXX 20 December 1873[1] – Temporarily replaced by Newmarket West and Newmarket South on 26 January 2008[1] for reconstruction.
4.91 km (3.05 mi) Remuera MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
6.38 km (3.96 mi) Greenlane MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
6.79 km (4.22 mi) Ellerslie Racecourse Platform N/A c. April 1884[1] 1973
7.75 km (4.82 mi) Ellerslie MAXX 20 December 1873[1] –
9.2 km (5.72 mi) Penrose MAXX 24 December 1873[1] –
11.15 km (6.93 mi) Te Papapa MAXX 8 April 1877[1] – Closed on 19 February 1973[1] and reopened on 18 September 2010.[6] Services recommenced on 19 September 2010.[6]
12.52 km (7.78 mi) Onehunga MAXX 20 December 1873[1] – Closed on 19 February 1973[1] and reopened on 18 September 2010.[6] Services recommenced on 19 September 2010.[6]
12.61 km (7.84 mi) Onehunga Wharf N/A c. April 1892[1] 1927[7]

Western Line

This line follows the Newmarket Line from Britomart to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Waitakere.

Distance from Britomart Name Served by Opened Closed Notes
0.00 km (0.00 mi) Britomart MAXX, Northern Explorer 7 July 2003[1] –
1.2 km (0.75 mi) Auckland private excursions and charters 24 November 1930[1] 7 July 2003[1] Temporary station brought into use from August 1997 pending construction of Britomart. After the opening of Britomart, one platform remained open for excursion trains and thereafter referred to as The Strand station. The Strand upgraded in 2011 with two platforms as a back up station for Britomart.
3.84 km (2.39 mi) Newmarket MAXX 20 December 1873[1] – Temporarily replaced by Newmarket West and Newmarket South on 26 January 2008[1] for reconstruction.
Grafton MAXX 9 April 2010[8] –
Boston Road N/A 15 September 1964 10 April 2010[8]
6.44 km (4.00 mi) Mount Eden MAXX 29 March 1880[1] –
7.79 km (4.84 mi) Kingsland MAXX 29 March 1880[1] –
8.76 km (5.44 mi) Morningside MAXX c. April 1882[1] –
10.09 km (6.27 mi) Baldwin Avenue MAXX 28 September 1953[1] –
11.12 km (6.91 mi) Mount Albert Auckland Transport 29 March 1880[1] – Rebuilt 2013, reopened 26 June 2013
12.83 km (7.97 mi) Avondale MAXX 29 March 1880[1] – Original station replaced with a temporary facility on 19 January 2009 pending completion of new station.[1] Reopened on 8 June 2010.[9]
15.55 km (9.66 mi) New Lynn MAXX 29 March 1880[1] – Original station closed on 28 June 1986. New station opened in 1984 and replaced with temporary facility on 4 May 2009 pending completion of trench.[1] Current station opened on 24 Sep 2010.[10]
16.66 km (10.35 mi) Fruitvale Road MAXX 28 September 1953[1] –
17.63 km (10.95 mi) Croydon Road N/A c. December 1911[1] 16 August 1981[1]
18.46 km (11.47 mi) Glen Eden MAXX 29 March 1880[1] –
19.64 km (12.20 mi) Westbrook N/A 6 September 1957[1] 16 August 1981[1]
20.77 km (12.91 mi) Sunnyvale MAXX 28 February 1924[1] –
22.39 km (13.91 mi) Henderson MAXX 21 December 1880[1] –
23.86 km (14.83 mi) Sturges Road MAXX 1934[1] –
25.71 km (15.98 mi) Ranui MAXX 16 November 1925[1] –
28 km (17.40 mi) Swanson MAXX 18 July 1881[1] – Platform replaced in 2000.[1]
31.93 km (19.84 mi) Waitakere MAXX 18 July 1881[1] –

New stations

A totally new station in Manukau Central (at the end of the new Manukau Branch) was opened in April 2012.

Preparation work for a new station at Parnell (on the existing Western/Southern Lines) commenced in 2012.[11]

New stations at Walters Road and Drury are currently (2012) being sought by the Papakura Local Board.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.77 1.78 1.79 1.80 1.81 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.86 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.90 1.91 Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand
  2. ↑ "Manukau Station Stage 1 Opening". MAXX.
  3. ↑ WATKIN, TIM (4 October 2003). "Demand forces rail-rescue plans". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Dearnaley, Mathew (20 November 2006). "More trains at off-peak times". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Dearnaley, Mathew (2 July 2007). "Next stop, shopping ... big centre gets its own rail station". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Powley, Kathryn; Emma Geraghty (19 September 2010). "People turn out to show car not the only way to travel". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  7. ↑ Bromby, Robin (2003). "Branch Lines – North Island". In Olphert, Lorraine. Rails That Built A Nation: An Encyclopedia of New Zealand Railways. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 1-86934-080-9.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dearnaley, Mathew (9 April 2010). "Enter the station here, here, here ... or here". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  9. ↑ Dearnaley, Mathew (9 June 2010). "New station comes with safety message". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Dearnaley, Mathew (25 September 2010). "Governor General slams Auckland's traffic congestion". The New Zealand Herald (Auckland: APN Holdings NZ). Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "ARC presses for Parnell train station". The New Zealand Herald. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.