List of Auckland railway stations
Encyclopedia
This is a list of the train stations in public transport network of Auckland
. It includes closed and planned stations. Stations in bold are fare stage points.
/ KiwiRail
. However, after National government cancelled a regional fuel tax intended to finance the expansion of the network, the resulting funding gap forced the Auckland Regional Council to effectively cede control over the stations to ensure continued maintenance could be financed.
MAXX suburban trains are operated by Veolia
, The Overlander long-distance train to Wellington by Tranz Scenic
.
from Britomart to Newmarket, the North Auckland Line to Westfield, and the North Island Main Trunk Railway to Pukekohe.
Trains follow the Southern Line from Westfield to Papakura.
from Britomart to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Waitakere.
(on the existing Western/Southern Lines) is in a relatively advanced planning stage.
Public transport in Auckland
Public transport in Auckland, the largest metropolitan area of New Zealand, consists of three modes – bus, train and ferry. Services are provided under the "MAXX" brand by private transport providers, coordinated by Auckland Transport, the council controlled organisation that replaced the Auckland...
. It includes closed and planned stations. Stations in bold are fare stage points.
Ownership / Operation
Stations were formerly generally owned by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA), bearing its MAXX brand, and the rail infrastructure by ONTRACKOnTrack
OnTrack was a regional rail line that operated in Syracuse, New York from 1994 to 2007. During its operation, Syracuse was the smallest city in the United States to have regional train service. The line ran from Colvin Street on the city's south side via Syracuse University and Armory Square to the...
/ KiwiRail
KiwiRail
KiwiRail Holdings Limited is the rail operations subsidiary of the New Zealand Railways Corporation, which trades as KiwiRail. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, KiwiRail is the largest rail transport operator in New Zealand. Since July 2010 John Spencer has been the Chairman...
. However, after National government cancelled a regional fuel tax intended to finance the expansion of the network, the resulting funding gap forced the Auckland Regional Council to effectively cede control over the stations to ensure continued maintenance could be financed.
MAXX suburban trains are operated by Veolia
Veolia (New Zealand)
Veolia Transport Auckland, formerly Connex Auckland Ltd, is a division of Australasia's largest passenger train company, French-owned Veolia. It runs Auckland's urban passenger trains under contract from Auckland Transport under their MAXX brand, on infrastructure owned and managed by KiwiRail...
, The Overlander long-distance train to Wellington by Tranz Scenic
Tranz Scenic
Tranz Scenic is the long-distance passenger train brand of KiwiRail, formed from the New Zealand Railways Corporation InterCity Rail services. Tranz Scenic was renamed along with the other operating divisions of Tranz Rail in 1995...
.
Southern Line
This line follows the Auckland-Newmarket LineNewmarket Branch Line
The Auckland–Newmarket Line, or the Newmarket Branch, is a railway line in Auckland, New Zealand. It is 2.64 km long and runs between Quay Park Junction, near Britomart Transport Centre, and Newmarket Train Station...
from Britomart to Newmarket, the North Auckland Line to Westfield, and the North Island Main Trunk Railway to Pukekohe.
Name | Served by | Chronology, Opened/Closed | Distance from Britomart (km) |
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Britomart Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements... |
MAXX, Overlander | 2003 | - |
Auckland Railway Station / The Strand Auckland railway station Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay... |
Excursions | 1930 | 1.2 |
Newmarket Newmarket Train Station, Auckland Newmarket Train Station is located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Newmarket, on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland railway network. Serving the busy commercial centre of Newmarket, the station is the second-busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart... |
MAXX | 1873 | 3.7 |
Remuera Remuera Train Station Remuera Train Station is located on the Southern Line of the Auckland Railway Network, which is double track. It has an island platform layout and can be reached from a ramp on the Market Road motorway overbridge... |
MAXX | ? | 4.8 |
Greenlane Greenlane Train Station Greenlane Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform and is reached via a ramp from Green Lane East.... |
MAXX | ? | 6.2 |
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Closed | ? | ? |
Ellerslie Ellerslie Train Station Ellerslie Train Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform.-Access to Station:Access to the station at the northern end is by a ramp down from the footbridge crossing the SH1 Southern Motorway between Main Highway, Ellerslie and Kalmia Street... |
MAXX | 1873 | 7.6 |
Penrose Penrose Train Station Penrose Station is a station in Penrose, Auckland City, on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform and is reached by an over bridge from Station Road and Great South Road. It still has its original wooden station building on the platform. There is also an... |
MAXX | 1873 | 9.1 |
Southdown Train Station Southdown Train Station is an unused station on the Southern Line of the Auckland suburban railway network. It is double tracked and has an island platform layout.... |
Closed | ? | ? |
Westfield Westfield Train Station Westfield Train Station is located on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network. It is near Westfield Junction, which is the junction of the Eastern and Southern Lines. It has an island platform layout and can be reached from a pedestrian overbridge at the end of Portage Road... |
MAXX | ? | 12.9 |
Otahuhu Otahuhu Train Station Otahuhu Train Station is located on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by pedestrian overbridges from Walmsey Road Road and Titi Street... |
MAXX | 1873 | 14.2 |
Mangere Mangere Train Station Mangere Train Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It had an offset side platform layout with no connection between the two platforms... |
MAXX (southbound morning school traffic only) | ? | 15.3 |
Middlemore Middlemore Train Station Middlemore Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has side platforms on each of the northbound and southbound lines connected by a pedestrian level crossing at the south end of the platforms. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore... |
MAXX, Overlander | ? | 16.1 |
Papatoetoe Papatoetoe Train Station Papatoetoe train station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is between Station Road and Shirley Road, across the street from Papatoetoe West School, and has an island platform layout.-History:... |
MAXX | 1875 | 17.9 |
Puhinui Puhinui Train Station Puhinui Train Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland rail network. It has an island platform, an enclosed shelter relocated from Papatoetoe station. It is accessed from Puhinui Road on both sides of the tracks via a pedestrian bridge located at the site of a former level crossing .... |
MAXX | ? | 19.4 |
Wiri Train Station Wiri Train Station was a former station on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network in New Zealand. It closed on 14 February 2005, being at that time the station with the lowest patronage in Auckland.... |
Closed to passengers | ????/2005 | ? |
Homai Homai Train Station Homai Train Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an Island platform layout and is reached by a ramp from Browns Road, and level crossings from McVilly Road and Dalgety Road. It has a park and ride facility.... |
MAXX | ? | 22.6 |
Manurewa Manurewa Train Station Manurewa train station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has a side platform layout connected by a pedestrian footbridge. Access is from both Selwyn Road & SouthMall Shopping Centre.... |
MAXX | ? | 24.3 |
Te Mahia Te Mahia Train Station Te Mahia train station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and is reached by level crossings from Great South Road and Fergusson Street.... |
MAXX | ? | 26.1 |
Takanini Takanini Train Station Takanini Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and is accessed from Manuroa Road, Station Road and Taka Street.... |
MAXX | ? | 27.7 |
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Closed | ? | ? |
Papakura Papakura Train Station Papakura Railway Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network.- Station Design :It features an island platform between the main lines, complete with original wooden station building and signal panel, and a suburban side platform to the west.- Services :This station... |
MAXX, Overlander | 1875 | 31.3 |
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Closed | ? | ? |
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Closed | ? | 31.3 |
Pukekohe Pukekohe Train Station Pukekohe Railway Station is the southern terminus of the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform between the main lines and an original wooden station building complete with signal panel.... |
MAXX, Overlander | ? | 49.5 |
- The Strand is on the link between the Southern and Eastern Lines. It was formerly Auckland Railway StationAuckland railway stationAuckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay...
platform 4 and platform 7 before hand. It is used for excursions and charter trains. - There is a two-stage fare between Papakura and Pukekohe.
Eastern Line
This line follows the North Island Main Trunk Railway from Britomart to Pukekohe.Name | Served by | Chronology, Opened/Closed | Distance from Britomart (km) |
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Britomart Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements... |
MAXX, Overlander | 2003/Open | - |
Auckland Railway Station / The Strand Auckland railway station Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay... |
Excursions | 1930/Open | 1.2 |
Orakei Orakei Train Station Orakei Train Station in the Auckland suburb of Orakei is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge from Orakei Road. It is backed by a carpark and a shopping complex.... |
MAXX | 1930/Open | 4.6 |
Meadowbank Meadowbank Train Station Meadowbank Train Station is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge at the corner of Purewa Road and Manapau Street where there is a carpark.... |
MAXX | 1930/Open | 5.8 |
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Closed | 1930/???? | 6.6 |
Glen Innes Glen Innes Train Station Glen Innes Train Station is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform layout. Every hour it has two services towards Papakura and two towards Britomart . In 2006 the station had a major upgrade and is one of the most used non-terminus stations by the... |
MAXX | 1930/Open | 9.5 |
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Closed to passengers | 1930/2005 | 10.9 |
Panmure Panmure Train Station Panmure Train Station is on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand.-History:Panmure station was relocated at the end of 2006 as part of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority's upgrade of train stations across the Auckland rail network.As part of the upgrade, which was... |
MAXX | 1930/Open (relocated 500m further northeast in 2006) | 12.2 |
Sylvia Park Sylvia Park Train Station Sylvia Park train station is a railway station on the Eastern line of the passenger rail network in Auckland, New Zealand. It serves the recently opened Sylvia Park mall and the surrounding suburb of Mount Wellington.- New Station :... |
MAXX | 1930/1980's (reopened 2007 at new location) | 15.1 |
Westfield Westfield Train Station Westfield Train Station is located on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland Railway Network. It is near Westfield Junction, which is the junction of the Eastern and Southern Lines. It has an island platform layout and can be reached from a pedestrian overbridge at the end of Portage Road... |
MAXX | ????/Open | 16.7 |
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* The Strand is on the southern-eastern link, formerly Auckland Railway StationAuckland railway stationAuckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay...
platform 4, used for excursions and charter trains.
Trains follow the Southern Line from Westfield to Papakura.
Onehunga Line
This line follows the North Island Main Trunk Railway from Britomart to Penrose where it branches off to form the Onehunga Branch Railway. This line reopened in September 2010.Name | Served by | Chronology, Opened/Closed | Distance from Britomart (km) |
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Britomart Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements... |
MAXX, Overlander | 2003/Open | - |
Auckland Railway Station / The Strand Auckland railway station Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland, New Zealand, and is located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD near Mechanics Bay... |
Excursions | 1930/2003 (essentially closed after 2003, in 2011 emergency stop facilities created nearby) | 1.2 |
Newmarket Newmarket Train Station, Auckland Newmarket Train Station is located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Newmarket, on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland railway network. Serving the busy commercial centre of Newmarket, the station is the second-busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart... |
MAXX | 1873/Open | 3.7 |
Remuera Remuera Train Station Remuera Train Station is located on the Southern Line of the Auckland Railway Network, which is double track. It has an island platform layout and can be reached from a ramp on the Market Road motorway overbridge... |
MAXX | ?/Open | 4.8 |
Greenlane Greenlane Train Station Greenlane Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform and is reached via a ramp from Green Lane East.... |
MAXX | ?/Open | 6.2 |
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Closed | ?/? | ? |
Ellerslie Ellerslie Train Station Ellerslie Train Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform.-Access to Station:Access to the station at the northern end is by a ramp down from the footbridge crossing the SH1 Southern Motorway between Main Highway, Ellerslie and Kalmia Street... |
MAXX | 1873/Open | 7.6 |
Penrose Penrose Train Station Penrose Station is a station in Penrose, Auckland City, on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform and is reached by an over bridge from Station Road and Great South Road. It still has its original wooden station building on the platform. There is also an... |
MAXX | 1873/Open | 9.1 |
Te Papapa Te Papapa Train Station Te Papapa Train Station is on the Onehunga Branch Line of the Auckland railway network. It has a side platform layout and is reached from Mays Rd.... |
MAXX | 2010/Open | 11.05 |
Onehunga | MAXX | 1873/1973 (reopened 2010 in slightly changed location) | 12.42 |
Western Line
This line follows the Auckland-Newmarket LineNewmarket Branch Line
The Auckland–Newmarket Line, or the Newmarket Branch, is a railway line in Auckland, New Zealand. It is 2.64 km long and runs between Quay Park Junction, near Britomart Transport Centre, and Newmarket Train Station...
from Britomart to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Waitakere.
Name | Served by | Chronology, Opened/Closed | Distance from Britomart (km) |
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Britomart Britomart Transport Centre Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements... |
MAXX, Overlander | 2003 | - |
Newmarket Newmarket Train Station, Auckland Newmarket Train Station is located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Newmarket, on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland railway network. Serving the busy commercial centre of Newmarket, the station is the second-busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart... |
MAXX | 1873 | 3.7 |
Grafton Grafton Train Station Grafton Train Station is a railway station on the Western Line of Auckland's commuter rail network. Costing $3 million to construct, it was officially opened on 9 April 2010, and the first trains stopped at the station on 11 April.... |
MAXX | 2010 | 4.7 |
Boston Road Train Station Boston Road Railway Station was on the Western Line of the Auckland Suburban Railway Network, near St Peter's College and Auckland Grammar School. The station was below State Highway 1, one of the busiest motorways in New Zealand. At the southern end of the station is the north western wall of Mt... |
Closed (replaced by new Grafton Station) | 1964/2010 | 4.9 |
Mount Eden Mt Eden Train Station Mt Eden Railway Station is a Western Line station of the local railway network in the Mount Eden suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It has an island platform, and is reached via a footbridge from Mt Eden Rd or from the level crossing between Ngahura Street and Fenton Street.- History :* 1880: Opened... |
MAXX | 1880 | 5.7 |
Kingsland Kingsland Train Station Kingsland Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near Eden Park, the major rugby stadium in Auckland. The station has a side platform layout and is reached from both New North Road & Sandringham Road.... |
MAXX | 1880 | 7.1 |
Morningside Morningside Train Station Morningside Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform and is reached from a level crossing on Morningside Drive and by an underpass from New North Road.- History :... |
MAXX | 1880 | 8.1 |
Baldwin Avenue Baldwin Ave Train Station Baldwin Ave Train Station, in the suburb of Mount Albert, is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It has offset side platforms connected by a level crossing.- History :* 1953: Opened as a wayside halt.... |
MAXX | 1953 | 9.6 |
Mount Albert Mt Albert Train Station Mount Albert Railway Station is in the suburb of Mount Albert on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, near Unitec, a local tertiary education provider, and is popular with Unitec students... |
MAXX | 1880 | 10.4 |
Avondale Avondale Train Station Avondale Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. The proposed Avondale–Southdown Line would connect to the Western Line just east of the station.- History :... |
MAXX | 1880 (relocated 250m southwest in 2010) | 12.1 |
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Closed | ????/1980 | ? |
New Lynn New Lynn Train Station New Lynn Train Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, New Zealand, and is part of an integrated transport centre where transfers can be made to and from bus services. A redeveloped station in a new rail trench was opened on 25 September 2010... |
MAXX | 1880 | 14.7 |
Fruitvale Road Fruitvale Road Train Station 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:... |
MAXX | 1953 | 16.0 |
Croydon Road Train Station Croydon Road Train Station is now a dis-used train station in Auckland, New Zealand. It is on the Western Line . The station is between Fruitvale Road Train Station and Glen Eden Train Station.... |
Closed | ? | ? |
Glen Eden Glen Eden Train Station Glen Eden Train Station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network, New Zealand. The station house is a local historical landmark that was restored in 2001. A cafe is located in the old station building.... |
MAXX | 1880 | 17.5 |
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Closed | ? | ? |
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Closed | ? | ? |
Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Train Station Sunnyvale railway station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network.In 2006/2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.... |
MAXX | 1924 | 20.1 |
Henderson Henderson Train Station Henderson Train Station is a major station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near the town centre of Henderson and the new Council offices, as well as a major shopping centre, Westfield WestCity.-Major upgrade:... |
MAXX | 1881 | 21.8 |
Sturges Road Sturges Road Train Station Sturges Road railway station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. Sturges Road has a park & ride facility available.- History :For many years this station's name was mis-spelt as Sturgess Road... |
MAXX | 1934 | 23.2 |
Ranui Ranui Train Station Ranui Train Station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network.-Services:Suburban Train Services are provided by Veolia on behalf of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority .* Britomart-Swanson Monday-Friday... |
MAXX | 1925 | 25.0 |
Swanson Swanson Train Station Swanson Train Station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network.-History:* 1920: A signal box was established here.* 1925: The signal box was destroyed by fire following a lighting strike.... |
MAXX | 1881 | 27.3 |
Waitakere Waitakere Train Station Waitakere Railway Station is located in the Waitakere suburb/village at the end of the Western Line of the Auckland Suburban Network in New Zealand and is currently the terminus for most Western Line services.... |
MAXX | 1881 | 31.2 |
New stations
Currently (late 2011), and not counting station upgrades, one totally new station is under construction in Manukau Central (at the end of the new Manukau Branch), while a new station at ParnellParnell Train Station
The Parnell Train Station is a planned train station in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the Auckland–Newmarket Line The Parnell Train Station is a planned train station in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the Auckland–Newmarket Line The Parnell Train Station is a...
(on the existing Western/Southern Lines) is in a relatively advanced planning stage.