Te Mahia Train Station
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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 crossing
s from Great South Road and Fergusson Street.
The station was renamed from Mahia to Te Mahia from 9 February 1951 by a decision of the New Zealand Geographic Board
There have been proposals in recent years to relocate this station approximately 200 m north to a more visible location next to the Great South Road, near the overbridge.
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...
layout and is reached by level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
s from Great South Road and Fergusson Street.
The station was renamed from Mahia to Te Mahia from 9 February 1951 by a decision of the New Zealand Geographic Board
There have been proposals in recent years to relocate this station approximately 200 m north to a more visible location next to the Great South Road, near the overbridge.