Morningside Railway Station
Morningside | ||||||||||||||||
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| Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||||||||||||||
 Morningside Station's platform in 2014. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Morningside, Auckland City | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°52′30″S 174°44′07″E / 36.874986°S 174.735253°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail and Auckland Transport | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25kV AC[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2009) | 489 passengers/day | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Morningside Railway Station is a station on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform and is accessed via a level crossing on Morningside Drive and by a subway from New North Road.
The underpass that links New North Road and Morningside Station in 2010.
History
- 1880: It opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[2]
- 1914: A signal box was established here.[2]
- 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was partially double-tracked and the platform was upgraded to an island platform layout.[2]
- 1993: The platform was modified slightly to meet the requirements of new ex-Perth trains.[2]
- 2009: An upgraded station was opened.
- 2013: In February, a woman in a wheelchair which was stuck in the tracks was rescued from the path of an approaching train.[3]
- 2014: Electrification infrastructure installed as part of the electrification of Auckland's railway network.
Bus Transfers
Bus routes 209, 221, 221x, 223 and 223x pass close to Morningside station.[4]
In media
Morningside Station was featured in the music video for Lorde's song "Royals".
See also
References
- ↑ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
- ↑ "Double bravery award for averting train tragedy". Stuff/Fairfax. 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Central Guide – from 11 June 2017" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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