Manukau Railway Station

Manukau
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Location Manukau Station Rd, Manukau
Coordinates 36°59′39″S 174°52′37″E / 36.99417°S 174.87694°E / -36.99417; 174.87694Coordinates: 36°59′39″S 174°52′37″E / 36.99417°S 174.87694°E / -36.99417; 174.87694
Owned by Auckland Transport
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks 2
Other information
Station code MNK
History
Opened 15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)
Electrified 25kV AC
Services
Preceding station   Transdev Auckland   Following station
toward Britomart
Eastern LineTerminus

Manukau Railway Station is located at the heart of the campus of the Manukau Institute of Technology in Manukau,[1] a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the terminus station for Eastern Line services between Manukau and Britomart Transport Centre in central Auckland.

Station works were essentially finished by October 2011,[2] and the Manukau Branch line, a 2.5 km spur line[3] off the North Island Main Trunk Railway, opened on 15 April 2012.[4] Manukau station is the only station on the branch line.

The Eastern Line was the second passenger rail line in Auckland to receive electric train services, following the Onehunga Line in April 2014.[5] Electric trains began running on some Eastern Line off-peak services on 15 August 2014,[6] and were gradually rolled out onto all services over the following month.

In December 2014, all trains using the Eastern Line began terminating at Manukau rather than alternating between Manukau and Papakura. Similarly, all Southern Line trains began terminating at Papakura or Pukekohe.

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services from Manukau to Britomart along the Eastern line via Glen Innes and Panmure. At off-peak, three trains per hour depart Manukau during weekday inter-peak, decreasing to two trains per hour in the evening and on weekends. At peak times, as many as six trains per hour depart Manukau.[7]

Bus routes 33, 313, 352, 353, 361, 362, 365, 366, 368, 369, 380 and 580 serve Manukau Station.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manukau Station". Station improvements. Auckland Transport. Retrieved 7 October 2016. Manukau Station will be a transport hub and vital link to a new tertiary campus on the newly-constructed rail line between Puhinui and Manukau centre.
  2. ↑ "Business Report, October 2011" (PDF). Auckland Transport. p. 14. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Romy Udanga (20 June 2009). "New $50m rail route gets under way". Manukau Courier. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Auckland rail line opens". Radio New Zealand. 15 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Mathew Dearnaley (28 April 2014). "'Stunning' electric trains launched - but soon face delays". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "A second rail line going electric". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Eastern Line timetable" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Southern Guide – from 30 October 2016" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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