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Sturges Road | |||||||||||
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Auckland Transport Urban rail | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Henderson, West Auckland | ||||||||||
Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||
Operated by | Auckland One Rail | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
Tracks | Mainline (2) | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | Waitakere | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 30 April 1934 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 25 kV AC [1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2009 | 1,144 passengers/day | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Sturges Road railway station in Henderson is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It has a park and ride facility available.
The station was opened on 30 April 1934, with other improvements to the Northern Line services. [2] [3] [4]
For many years this station's name was mis-spelt as Sturgess Road. The road was named after a local family living in the area in the 19th century called Sturges, but the incorrect spelling remained in use for many decades until it was corrected in the 1990s.
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