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Mt Eden Railway Station
MAXX urban railStation statistics Coordinates 36°52′05″S 174°45′33″E / 36.8680555°S 174.7592908°E Lines Western Line Levels 1 Platforms Island platform Tracks Mainline (2) Parking No Bicycle facilities No Baggage check No Other information Opened 1880 Electrified No Code BTC Owned by ONTRACK and ARTA Traffic Passengers (2009) 608 passengers/day Services ONTRACK Preceding station MAXX (Veolia) Following station Graftontoward Britomart (Auckland)Western Line toward WaitakereMt 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.
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History
- 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[1]
- 1912: The present island platform and a new station building were constructed.[1]
- 1914: A signal box was established.[1]
- 1964: Lost much school traffic when some trains began to stop at St Peter's College (now the closed Boston Road Train Station - replaced by Grafton).
- 1967: Following the introduction of centralised traffic control, the signal box was removed.[1]
- Mid-1990s: The old station building was sold and removed, and is now located further up the track, past Morningside station, and is in use as a private home.[1]
- 2004: An upgraded station was opened.
Bus transfers
Transfers to the following bus services can be made at the bus stops on Mt Eden Road:
- North-bound buses
- 258,267 to Civic Centre
- 274-277 to Britomart
- South-bound buses
- AIRBUS Express to Auckland Airport
- 258 to Blockhouse Bay via Dominion Road and May Road
- 267 to Lynfield via Dominion Road
- 274 to Three Kings via Mt Eden Road
- 277 to Waikowhai via Mt Eden Road and Three Kings
Signal box
The Mt Eden Local Control Panel was installed in the station building in 1967 and removed from service in 1995 when the station building was removed. The panel has been preserved in working order.
References
Railway stations on the Western Line, Auckland (full list) Britomart • Newmarket • Grafton • Mt Eden • Kingsland • Morningside • Baldwin Ave • Mt Albert • Avondale • New Lynn • Fruitvale Road • Glen Eden • Sunnyvale • Henderson • Sturges Road • Ranui • Swanson • WaitakereCategories:- Rail transport in Auckland
- Railway stations in New Zealand
- Railway stations opened in 1880
- New Zealand rail transport stubs
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