Swanson railway station

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Swanson
Auckland Transport urban rail
Swanson Railway Station.jpg
Photo of the Swanson Railway Station in 2010, showing the historic station building moved from Avondale
General information
LocationSwanson Road, Swanson, Auckland
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by Auckland One Rail
Line(s) Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms (P1 & P2)
TracksMain line (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes (Lifts)
Other information
Station codeSWN
Fare zoneWaitākere
History
Opened18 July 1881
Rebuilt2008
Electrified25 kV AC 20 July 2015 [1]
Passengers
2009461 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Rānui
towards Britomart
Western Line Terminus

Swanson railway station is a station on the North Auckland Line in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Western Line services of the Auckland rail network are operated between the station and Waitematā in central Auckland by Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport.

The station is the westernmost and northernmost point of the city's electrified network. It became the terminus of the Western Line in July 2015, when urban train services to Waitakere station ceased because the Waitakere-Swanson section of track was not electrified. A bus shuttle service operates between Waitakere and Swanson stations. [2]

The current station building was relocated from Avondale railway station following an upgrade there.

History

Services

Western Line suburban train services to Britomart are provided by Auckland One Rail on behalf of Auckland Transport.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Auckland Electrification Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. "Waitakere trains' passing marked with mock funeral". stuff.co.nz. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. Adam, Jack; Burgess, Vivien; Ellis, Dawn (2004). Rugged Determination: Historical Window on Swanson 1854-2004. Swanson Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc. p. 63. ISBN   0-476-00544-2.

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