Mt Eden Train Station

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name=Mt Eden Train Station
type=MAXX Urban rail


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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 as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line."Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line" (2004) by Sean Millar]
* 1912: The present island platform and a new station building were constructed.
* 1914: A signal box was established.
* 1964: Lost much school traffic when some trains began to stop at St Peter's College (now the Boston Road Train Station).
* 1967: Following the introduction of centralised traffic control, the signal box was removed.
* 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.

Bus Transfers

Transfers to the following bus services can be made at the bus stops on Mt Eden Road:-

* North-bound Buses
** 253-267 to Civic Centre via Symonds Street
** 274-277 to Britomart (Downtown) via Symonds Street
* South-bound Buses
** 255-258 to Blockhouse Bay via Dominion Road and May Road
** 267 to Lynfield via Dominion Road
** 274-277 to Three Kings via Mt Eden Road

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.

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