Maungawhau railway station explained

Maungawhau
Type:Auckland Transport urban rail
Address:Mount Eden, Auckland
Coordinates:-36.8681°N 174.7593°W
Line:Western Line
Website:Auckland Transport
Platform:2 island platforms
Levels:2
Tracks:Mainline (2)
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Passengers:1,018 passengers/day
Pass Year:2014
Pass Percent:9.7
Opened:1880[1]
Closed:11 July 2020
Rebuilt:2020 to 2024
Electrified:25 kV AC[2]
Accessible:Yes (Lifts)
Code:MTD[3]
Owned:KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Zone:Isthmus

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.

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

City Rail Link

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.[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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations. Scoble. Juliet. 2010. Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 11 October 2019. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724032358/http://www.railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Auckland Electrifcation Map . 26 September 2014 . September 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20141127180924/http://www.kiwirail.co.nz/uploads/Maps/Electrification%20Map%20September%202014.pdf . 27 November 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Britomart to Karangahape Signalling. 2018. City Rail Link Ltd. 19 February 2023. 28 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230228053434/https://issuu.com/cityraillinkltd/docs/britomart-karangahape. live.
  4. Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
  5. Web site: Mt Eden station to be closed for four years . Radio NZ . 15 November 2019 . 17 November 2019 . 17 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117020714/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/117448722/auckland-construction-disruption-mt-eden-train-station-to-close-for-four-years . live .
  6. Web site: Auckland City Rail link budget blowout . Stuff/Fairfax . 30 May 2019 . 17 November 2019 . 17 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191117012557/https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/budget/113133863/auckland-city-rail-link-receives-500m-from-government-after-1b-budget-blowout?rm=a . live .
  7. Web site: Media Releases. 27 July 2021. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112100754/https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/crl-media-releases-2019. live.
  8. Web site: Mt Eden station redevelopment. 27 July 2021. 27 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727121227/https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/mt-eden-station-redevelopment/#:~:text=Because%20of%20this%20redevelopment%2C%20Link,the%20station%20open%20during%20construction.. live.
  9. Web site: New names for Auckland railway stations. LINZ. 17 March 2023. 17 March 2023. 19 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319015332/https://www.linz.govt.nz/news/2023-03/new-names-auckland-railway-stations. live.
  10. News: City Rail Link design change . Auckland Transport . 31 July 2014 . 21 May 2016 . 2 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160602103936/https://at.govt.nz/about-us/news-events/city-rail-link-design-change . live .
  11. . Cost down, benefits up from City Rail Link design change . Auckland . . . 1 August 2014 . 21 June 2022 . 21 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621032734/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1408/S00003/cost-down-benefits-up-from-city-rail-link-design-change.htm . live .
  12. Web site: Maungawhau Station (Mt Eden) . CityRailLink . 21 June 2022 . 20 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220620201309/https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/crl-stations-maungawhau . live .
  13. Web site: Free Bus Replaces Train During Mt Eden Station Closure . CityRailLink . 21 June 2022 . 9 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209153425/https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/newsletter-june-2020//free-bus-replaces-trains-during-mt-eden-station-closure . live .
  14. News: Bernard . Orsman . Rise of the machines on city's latest underground contract – the City Rail Link . 4 June 2017 . 4 June 2017 . . 4 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170604041729/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11867762 . live .
  15. News: City Rail Link: demolition of 30 buildings underway . 21 October 2019 . 21 October 2019 . . 21 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021113054/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/401495/city-rail-link-demolition-of-30-buildings-underway . live .
  16. Web site: Construction: Maungawhau Station (Mt Eden) . CityRailLink . 21 June 2022 . 21 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621032733/https://www.cityraillink.co.nz/mt-eden-work-city-rail-link . live .
  17. Web site: Mount Eden Road bus map . 15 July 2020 . 16 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200716050001/https://at.govt.nz/media/1983091/cn04_mt-eden-rd_july-2020-web.pdf . live .
  18. Web site: Dominion Road bus map . 15 July 2020 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112043215/https://at.govt.nz/media/1981386/cn03_dominion-rd_oct-2019-web-v2.pdf . live .

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