Manukau Railway Station

Manukau
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Location Manukau Station Rd, Manukau
Coordinates 36°59′39″S 174°52′37″E / 36.99417°S 174.87694°E / -36.99417; 174.87694Coordinates: 36°59′39″S 174°52′37″E / 36.99417°S 174.87694°E / -36.99417; 174.87694
Owned by Auckland Transport
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code MNK
History
Opened 15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)
Electrified 25kV AC
Services
Preceding station   Transdev Auckland   Following station
Eastern LineTerminus

Manukau Railway Station is located at the heart of the campus of the Manukau Institute of Technology in Manukau,[1] a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand (formerly Manukau City). It is the terminus and only station on the Manukau Branch, a 2.5 km spur line[2] off the North Island Main Trunk Railway.

Station works were essentially finished by October 2011,[3] and the line opened on 15 April 2012.[4]

In December 2014, all trains using the Eastern Line began terminating at Manukau rather than alternating between Manukau and Papakura. Similarly, all Southern Line trains began terminating at Papakura or Pukekohe.

Electrification

Electric trains began running on some Manukau and Eastern Line off-peak services on 15 August 2014,[5] and were gradually rolled out onto all Manukau and East Auckland services over the following month.

Manukau Branch is the second passenger rail line in Auckland to receive electric train services, following Onehunga Branch in April 2014.[6]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ "Manukau Station". Station improvements. Auckland Transport. Retrieved July 2014. Manukau Station will be a transport hub and vital link to a new tertiary campus on the newly-constructed rail line between Puhinui and Manukau centre.
  2. ↑ Romy Udanga (20 June 2009). "New $50m rail route gets under way". Manukau Courier. Retrieved July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Business Report, October 2011" (PDF). Auckland Transport. p. 14. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "New Auckland rail line opens". Radio New Zealand. 15 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "A second rail line going electric". Auckland Transport. Retrieved September 2014.
  6. ↑ Mathew Dearnaley (28 April 2014). "'Stunning' electric trains launched - but soon face delays". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved September 2014.
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