Pukekohe Train Station
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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.
The Auckland
- Wellington
Overlander stops at Pukekohe.
was formally known as The Pukekohe Railway Station And Post And Telegraph
Office. The existing station is made of wood and iron, and used to contain a ladies' waiting room, public vestibule, railway and postal room, and porter's room; and there is a large goods shed with a space of 1800 square feet. There are four sidings in connection with the station, and the staff consisted of the stationmaster, two cadets, a messenger, and a porter.
has been the southern terminus for the Southern and Eastern Lines. However most suburban trains start or terminate at the former terminus at Papakura
(18.2 km north of Pukekohe). Only selected services on normal working days start and terminate at Pukekohe and even then the majority of Pukekohe services run during peak hours. On public holidays and weekends there are no service to Pukekohe Station.
Since August 2009, suburban train services to Pukekohe have been increased to 20 trains per day. First departure 6am, and last arrival 8.10pm. Currently 2 suburban units stand at Pukekohe station in the newly created rail yard. There is still no weekend service, but it is rumoured that this might change.
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe...
Railway Station is the southern terminus of the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
between the main lines and an original wooden station building complete with signal panel.
The Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
- Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
Overlander stops at Pukekohe.
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Pre 1950s Pukekohe Train StationPukekohe 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....
was formally known as The Pukekohe Railway Station And Post And Telegraph
Office. The existing station is made of wood and iron, and used to contain a ladies' waiting room, public vestibule, railway and postal room, and porter's room; and there is a large goods shed with a space of 1800 square feet. There are four sidings in connection with the station, and the staff consisted of the stationmaster, two cadets, a messenger, and a porter.
Eastern and Southern Line Services
Since 2000, the country town of PukekohePukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe...
has been the southern terminus for the Southern and Eastern Lines. However most suburban trains start or terminate at the former terminus at 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...
(18.2 km north of Pukekohe). Only selected services on normal working days start and terminate at Pukekohe and even then the majority of Pukekohe services run during peak hours. On public holidays and weekends there are no service to Pukekohe Station.
Since August 2009, suburban train services to Pukekohe have been increased to 20 trains per day. First departure 6am, and last arrival 8.10pm. Currently 2 suburban units stand at Pukekohe station in the newly created rail yard. There is still no weekend service, but it is rumoured that this might change.