Remuera railway station

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Remuera
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Remuera Railway Station 02.jpg
Looking northwest prior to electrification.
General information
Location Remuera
Coordinates 36°52.9′S174°47.1′E / 36.8817°S 174.7850°E / -36.8817; 174.7850
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s) Southern Line, Onehunga Line
PlatformsIsland platform
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Fare zoneIsthmus
History
Opened1873
Rebuilt1907
Electrified25 kV AC [1]
Passengers
2009393 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)		Following station
Newmarket
towards Britomart
Onehunga Line
(evenings only)
 Greenlane
towards Onehunga
Southern Line Greenlane
towards Pukekohe
Designated3-Mar-1995
Reference no.634

Remuera railway station is a station serving the suburb of Remuera in Auckland, New Zealand. It is served by the Southern Line and the Onehunga Line, and consists of an island platform which is accessed by a ramp from the Market Road motorway overbridge. The station was opened in 1873 [2] and is one of the oldest remaining island platform stations in New Zealand. [3] It includes a weatherboard and tile station building, typical of those designed by George Troup. [4]

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History

Aerial view of the Remuera Railway Station, 1964 Auckland Libraries 580-10441.jpg
Aerial view of the Remuera Railway Station, 1964

Remuera station was first built in 1873 as a stop on the Auckland-Onehunga railway. By 1903, Remuera station was at its maximum capacity and Minister for Railways Sir Joseph Ward acknowledged that better capacity was needed on the line. A double track line was built to Penrose Junction. The Auckland-Onehunga line was later extended to Hamilton. New island platforms were built at Newmarket, Greenlane, Ellerslie and Penrose. The current Remuera station was rebuilt and opened in November 1907 for £1,149 and a toilet block was added shortly after for £80, but was demolished in 1982. [3]

The station saw a steady decline in freight and passengers and became unstaffed in 1942. In 1970, Alltrans built a large cargo depot, which closed in 1980s. During the same decade, the station was closed to all traffic, except for passengers and traffic to the private Alltrans sidings. [3]

Between 2013 and 2014, Remuera station was electified and the platforms were modified towards the southern end of the station to allow the AM Class EMU to operate. Currently, both platforms at Remuera station are open to all passengers, but remains unstaffed. [3]

From 16 January 2023 to 19 March 2023, Remuera station closed to all traffic and had rail-bus replacements to allow Stage 1 of the Rail Network Rebuild to allow the opening of City Rail Link. [5] Remuera station has remained open for Stage 3 of the Rail Network Rebuild, despite stations beyond Puhinui on the Southern Line being closed for refurbishment until March/April 2024. [6]

Services

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services on the Southern Line and Onehunga Line. All Southern Line services stop at Remuera. Since 26 August 2018, Onehunga Line services stop only in the evenings. The typical weekday off-peak timetable in trains per hour (tph) is: [7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Remuera Heritage Society - Remuera Railway Station History". Remuera History. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Rail Heritage Trust - Remuera
  5. ↑ "About the Rail Network Rebuild". Auckland Transport. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Stage 3 of the Rail Network Rebuild". Auckland Transport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport . Retrieved 19 March 2023.


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