Baldwin Avenue railway station

Baldwin Avenue
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Baldwin Avenue railway station in 2024
General information
Location	Auckland
Coordinates	36°52.672′S174°43.2′E / 36.877867°S 174.7200°E / -36.877867; 174.7200
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	Side platforms (P1 & P2)
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Isthmus
History
Opened	28 September 1953
Electrified	25 kV AC [1]
Passengers
2009	739 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station Morningside towards Britomart Western Line Mount Albert towards Swanson

Baldwin Avenue railway station, in the suburb of Mount Albert, is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has offset side platforms connected by a level crossing.

History

The old layout (pre-2010)

• 1907: Between 1907 and 1 June 1915, trains would halt at Avondale Road (modern-day Asquith Ave), close to the modern-day railway station. ^[2]
• 1953: Opened as a wayside halt on 28 September. ^{[2] [3]}
• 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was double-tracked, leading to two new platforms being built. These platforms were off-set from each other. ^[3]
• 1993: The platforms were raised to meet the standards of the new ex-Perth trains. ^[3]
• 2011: An upgraded and lengthened station was opened, with the platforms directly opposite each other.

Services

Western Line suburban train services, between Swanson and Britomart, are provided by Auckland One Rail on behalf of Auckland Transport.

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations

References

1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
3. Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar