| Sylvia Park | |
| Type: | Auckland Transport Urban rail |
| Address: | Mount Wellington, Auckland |
| Coordinates: | -36.9147°N 174.8426°W |
| Line: | Eastern Line |
| Platform: | Island platform |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Tracks: | Mainline (2) |
| Parking: | Yes (via Sylvia Park Mall) |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Accessible: | Yes (Lifts) |
| Pass Year: | 2011 |
| Electrified: | 25 kV AC |
| Owned: | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)[1] |
| Zone: | Isthmus |
Sylvia Park railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland passenger network are the only regular services that stop at the station. It serves Sylvia Park mall and the surrounding suburb of Mount Wellington and has an island platform layout.
The original Sylvia Park station was constructed, along with five others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) via a flatter, faster eastern route to link up with the original NIMT tracks at Westfield Junction.[2] The station opened to goods traffic in September of that year, and opened to all traffic in November the following year.[3]
This station was closed during the World War II period (1940–1945), due to the American government buying the land next to the railway and using it for army sheds. The old station closed entirely in March 1983, except for a private siding.[3]
The new Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, located next to the station,[4] and built by ARTNL/ARTA. It opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007.[5] [6] The station cost NZ$5 million to build.
The station has a fairly high patronage, with many people travelling to shop at the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre.
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.[7]
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Waitematā and Manukau via Sylvia Park. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:
Bus routes 32, 66, 74, 298 and 782 serve Sylvia Park.[8] [9]