Fruitvale Road Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.

In 2006/2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.

Station Name

It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it 'Kelston

Kelston, New Zealand

Kelston is a residential suburb of Waitakere, one of the four cities that make up the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. At the 2001 census, it has a population of 3,975....

' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre, Kelston Girls' High School and Kelston Deaf Education Centre

Kelston Deaf Education Centre

Kelston Deaf Education Centre is located in Archibald Road, New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a residential special school for deaf children as well as a resource centre providing services and support for mainstream students and their teachers....

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