Meadowbank | |
Type: | Auckland Transport Urban rail |
Address: | Meadowbank, Auckland |
Line: | Eastern Line |
Platform: | Island platform |
Levels: | 1 |
Tracks: | Mainline (2) |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | Yes |
Accessible: | Yes |
Passengers: | 329,390[1] |
Pass Year: | CY 2018 |
Opened: | 1947 |
Electrified: | 25 kV AC |
Owned: | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) |
Zone: | Isthmus |
Meadowbank railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only services that regularly stop at the station. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge at the corner of Purewa Road and Manapau Street where there is a carpark.
The station opened on 21 July 1947,[2] replacing the Purewa railway station which was located next to the Purewa Cemetery.
The station closed in March 2023 for Stage 2 of the Rail Network Rebuild, with an expected reopening in January 2024. The Eastern Line closed between Ōtāhuhu and Waitematā for major track renewal work and to prepare the Eastern Line for the opening of the City Rail Link.[3]
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services between Waitematā and Manukau via Meadowbank. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:[4]
Bus route 782 serves Meadowbank station.[5]