Kingsland railway station, Auckland

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Kingsland
Auckland Transport urban rail
Kingsland Train Station, 2014.jpg
Kingsland station in 2014
General information
Coordinates 36°52′21″S174°44′41″E / 36.872523°S 174.744641°E / -36.872523; 174.744641
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s) Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeKGL
History
Opened29 March 1880
Rebuilt2004
Electrified25 kV AC [1]
Passengers
20091,085 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Mount Eden
towards Britomart
Western Line Morningside
towards Swanson

Kingsland railway station is a station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station sits parallel to the Kingsland township, and is located 400m from Eden Park, the major rugby and cricket stadium in Auckland, and the home ground of New Zealand's national rugby team, the All Blacks.

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The station's proximity to Eden Park means that it often functions as a terminus for stadium-goers, with dedicated services utilising both tracks to shuttle people into and out of Kingsland. Signalling was upgraded in 2011 to assist with this. [2]

Kingsland Station used to consist of a single platform, and was situated further east of its present location, but in 2004 it was relocated as part of the Auckland rail network's double-tracking project. [3] The old station's platform was demolished, but its shelter was retained and is now used by the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.

The station now utilises a side platform configuration for each direction of travel and is accessible from New North Road and Sandringham Road. An overbridge enables transfer between platforms, and a subway links the northbound platform to the Eden Park end of Sandringham Road.

The platforms from the footbridge looking east in 2008. Kingsland Train Station Photos II.jpg
The platforms from the footbridge looking east in 2008.

History

Bus transfers

Bus routes 20, 22N, 22R, 24B, 24R and 209 pass near to Kingsland station on either New North Road or Sandringham Road. [9]

In media

See also

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