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Waitematā railway station, formerly known as Britomart Transport Centre, is the public transport hub in the central business district of Auckland and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk railway line. It combines a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive modernist architectural elements, with ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Comprehensive list of railway stations operated by AT Metro in Auckland Platform at Waitematā, Auckland's largest railway station. This is a list of the railway stations in the public transport network of Auckland. It includes closed and ...
The Auckland Railway Station is the former main railway station of Auckland. Opened in 1930 on Beach Road, it replaced the previous Queen Street railway terminus which is approximately where the current main railway station, Britomart is located. The 1930 station was the third station to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the ...
Waitematā Station was opened in 2003 as Britomart Transport Centre, the first major upgrade of Auckland's rail network since World War II. This project allowed trains to reach into the heart of Auckland's city centre and acted as a catalyst for the regeneration of this part of downtown Auckland.
Auckland's first railway was the 13 km (8.1 mi) line between Point Britomart and Onehunga via Penrose, opened in 1873. [7] It was built by Brogdens , [ 8 ] as was the rest of the Auckland & Mercer Railway, for £166,000 for the 41 mi (66 km) to Mercer . [ 9 ]
An upgraded station was opened in the first half of 2007. [14] 14.97 km (9.30 mi) Sylvia Park: 1 September 1929 [13] A new station opened on 2 July 2007 adjacent to the Sylvia Park mall. [15] Ōtāhuhu: 20 May 1875 [13] New station and bus-train interchange opened October 2016. Middlemore: 20 July 1947 [13] Papatoetoe: 20 May 1875 [13] Puhinui ...
A future third main line is under construction as part of the Wiri to Quay Park project announced in 2017; work started in 2020 and is to be completed by 2025. [1] It is expected to ease congestion on Auckland rail lines by allowing "through" trains to pass stationary trains at stations, improve rail freight access from the Port of Auckland to the Westfield yards and allow more frequent ...
The 1930 station was the third to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus. The original Platform 7 (now referred to as Platform 1) was retained for limited use as 'The Strand Station', named after the adjacent street.