Maungawhau railway station

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Maungawhau
Auckland Transport urban rail
Mt Eden Railway Station.jpg
The view of the former Mt Eden station from the western end of its platform.
General information
Location Mount Eden, Auckland
Coordinates 36°52′05″S174°45′33″E / 36.868056°S 174.759291°E / -36.868056; 174.759291
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s) Western Line
PlatformsIsland platform and Side platforms
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels2
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Station codeMTD [1]
Website Auckland Transport
History
Opened1880 [2]
Closed11 July 2020
Rebuilt2020 to 2024
Electrified25 kV AC [3]
Passengers
20141,018 passengers/day Increase2.svg 9.7%
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)		Following station
Grafton
towards Britomart
Western Line Kingsland
towards Swanson

Maungawhau railway station, formerly known as Mount Eden railway station, is a Western Line station of the Auckland railway network in the Auckland suburb of Mount Eden in New Zealand. The station has been closed since 2020 and is currently undergoing an extensive reconstruction as part of the wider work on the City Rail Link. The station is due to reopen to the public in early 2026.

Contents

The reconstruction work is adding two side platforms on the City Rail Link line toward Karanga-a-Hape railway station in addition to the island platform on the line towards Grafton station. The station was reached via a footbridge from Mount Eden Road or from the level crossing between Ngahura Street and Fenton Street.

History

Auckland Transport (AT) changed their City Rail Link plans by removing the proposed Newton station and instead adding another platform at Mount Eden with a trench-styled layout similar to New Lynn railway station. The benefit, according to the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown, was a saving of NZD$150 million. [10] AT chairman Lester Levy said that there had been concerted effort to optimise the design and reduce construction cost. "The change that has resulted from this focus will reduce cost by removing the very deep Newton station, which will also reduce construction disruption in upper Symonds St by 12 to 18 months. The improved design will connect passengers at Mt Eden Station to the CRL which previously bypassed them and improve operation reliability through the provision of a separated east-west junction so train lines won’t need to cross over each other." Levy said the changes also will result in an improved customer experience with the CRL platform at Mount Eden to be built in a trench similar to the New Lynn station, and be open to the sky, rather than deep underground as was the case for the proposed Newton station location. This open air location and the separated train junction will also lower operating costs. [11]

To allow the CRL to connect to the west toward Swanson and to the east toward Newmarket, Mount Eden station closed on 11 July 2020. [12] [13] The Western Line was realigned between Dominion Road and Mount Eden Prison, with consequent changes to overhead line and signalling systems. [14]

In October 2019, demolition of 30 buildings in the station vicinity commenced. This first of three phases of demolition was expected to be completed in March 2020. [15] The new station is currently under construction and is due to open in 2026. [12] [16]

Bus transfers

Maungawhau Station is serviced by routes 64, 25B, 25L, 27H, 27W, and 27T services between central Auckland and Auckland Airport. [17] [18]

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.

See also

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