| Tironui | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -37.0543°N 174.9376°W |
| Elevation: | 16m (52feet) |
| Line: | North Island Main Trunk |
| Distance: | Wellington 648.95km (403.24miles) |
| Tracks: | Doubled 29 March 1931 |
| Opened: | 10 May 1926 |
| Closed: | 13 August 1983 |
| Electrified: | 25 kV AC from 15 January 2015 |
Tironui railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand, south of Auckland between Takanini railway station and Papakura railway station.[1] [2] It had a station building and a 92m (302feet) long, 42cm (17inches) high platform.[3] Electric light was added in 1933.[4] According to Scoble, it was opened on 10 May 1926 and closed on 13 August 1983.[5]
The opening of the station added 2 minutes to the schedules of Auckland-Papakura trains.[6] Puhinui, Homai and Te Mahia all opened at about the same time as Tironui, to cater for the expansion of Auckland's southern suburbs.[7]
The railway through Tironui was opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and Mercer Railway, built by Brogden & Co,[8] who extended it from Penrose.[9] Duplication of the tracks between Papatoetoe and Papakura, through Tironui, started in 1929 as an employment relief scheme[10] and was completed on 29 March 1931. It was electrified in 2015.[11]
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "expansive view" for Maori: Tironui.[12]
In 2015 Auckland Transport agreed to investigation of a potential station site at Tironui, which could be opened if growth requires it.[13] Other potential new rail stations looked at were Paerātā, Drury and Drury West.[14]