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15-739: Quay Park is a junction on the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It normally links Waitematā with Newmarket station for the Western and Southern lines which use a common set of tracks (the Newmarket Line ) between Waitematā and Newmarket. The Strand station has been closed to suburban train services since the opening of Waitematā in 2003 and is now used as the terminus for the Auckland–Wellington Northern Explorer service via
30-454: A new Drury station building on a new site which also replaced the Runciman railway station . On 21 May 1972, the station was closed. New train stations for Drury West and Paerata are included in a July 2017 proposal for Auckland infrastructure spending of $ 600 million to support new housing announced by the government. They will be built and owned by a new Crown Infrastructure Partners body, as
45-558: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of Auckland railway stations This is a list of the railway stations in the public transport network of Auckland . It includes closed and planned stations. Auckland has 13 fare zones, with some zone overlap areas. The routes shown pass into and out of central, western, eastern, and southern zones. Station platforms on the Auckland suburban network are owned by KiwiRail, who are responsible for building stations. Structures on
60-667: Is a railway station under construction in Auckland , New Zealand. It is due to open in 2025 as part of the Auckland railway electrification project. It will serve the Drury area in south Auckland. The station will be located on the existing North Island Main Trunk railway line, south of Waihoehoe Road, between Flanagan Rd and Great South Rd. Between 1874 and 1972, it was a station on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand . It
75-423: Is associated with the future third mainline. Funding for the project was announced in 2020. The project is to start in 2020 and be completed in 2024. The work at Quay Park will include adding two scissor crossings and separating freight from commuter tracks. 36°50′53″S 174°46′44″E / 36.84792°S 174.7788°E / -36.84792; 174.7788 This New Zealand rail-related article
90-529: The Auckland Council has reached its borrowing limit. In 2020, the government announced $ 247 million in funding for new stations at Drury West and Drury East, to be started in 2023. As part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme , Jacinda Ardern's government announced $ 371 million in funding towards the electrification of track from Papakura to Pukekohe, and a separate $ 247 million towards
105-659: The North Auckland Line from Newmarket to Penrose, where it diverges on to the Onehunga Branch line, which reopened in September 2010. This line follows the Newmarket Line from Waitematā to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Swanson. Te Waihorotiu and Karanga-a-Hape stations, underground stations in the city centre, will open when the City Rail Link (CRL) is completed in 2026. Mount Eden railway station
120-501: The North Island Main Trunk line and for chartered excursions. The junction can be switched in order to use The Strand as a backup for Waitematā if required. The Wiri to Quay Park project announced in 2017 is expected to ease congestion on Auckland rail lines, improve rail freight access from the Port of Auckland to the Westfield yards and allow more frequent passenger and freight services. It
135-624: The Northern Explorer long-distance train to Wellington and Te Huia train to Hamilton, both operated by KiwiRail . This line follows the Newmarket Line from Waitematā to Newmarket, the North Auckland Line to Westfield Junction , and the North Island Main Trunk to Pukekohe. This line follows the North Island Main Trunk from Waitematā to Puhinui. South of Puhinui it diverges onto the Manukau Branch line. This line follows
150-642: The Pratts Road Historic Reserve, which are both located nearby. In August 2022, the New Zealand Geographic Board returned its verdict on the name, rejecting the use of double vowels as preferred by the Mana Whenua Forum, and also rejecting the use of 'Maketuu' as a name, saying it had little association with the local area and may be confusing. Instead, they recommended the name 'Drury'. The iwi involved expressed strong dislike of
165-680: The construction of two new stations in Drury Central and Drury West. This was later expanded to include a third station at Paerata. Planning consent was granted for the Drury Central and Paerata stations in February 2022, with further work being undertaken to gain approval for the Drury West station. The new stations have attracted criticism from public transport advocates, who say that they are too designed for auto-dependency . In May 2022, KiwiRail and Auckland Transport announced proposed names for
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#1733202115928180-565: The platforms (station buildings, shelters, lights, signage etc.) are owned by Auckland Transport , who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of stations. The Waitematā railway station , Newmarket Railway Station and New Lynn Transport Centre are owned and managed by Auckland Transport. Ticket office and platform staff, as well as train operating staff, are employed by Auckland One Rail . Train services using stations in Auckland include suburban trains, which are owned by Auckland Transport and operated by Auckland One Rail , as well as
195-454: The three stations, replacing the placeholder names of Paerata , Drury West , and Drury Central . These names were gifted by mana whenua , in order to restore the original te reo Māori names of the area. The placeholder name of Drury Central was replaced by Maketuu , paying tribute to the traditional name of the Maketuu stream, as well as the historic name of Te Maketuu Pā, nowadays known as
210-613: Was a stop for southern services on the Auckland railway network . The Auckland and Drury Railway Act 1863 was passed by Parliament "to enable the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland to construct a Railway between the Towns of Auckland and Drury with a Branch to Onehunga in the said Province." The station was opened in October 1874. On 8 December 1918, the existing station was replaced by
225-553: Was closed in 2020 and is being replaced by Maungawhau / Mount Eden railway station; this is where the CRL meets the Western Line. Drury , Ngākōroa and Paerātā stations are being built within the next decade, and a new station at Tironui is proposed, to serve new urban areas developing in the south of the city. Drury railway station Drury railway station (formerly under the placeholder name Drury Central railway station )
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