Orakei Railway Station

Orakei
Auckland Transport Urban rail

The station in 2013, looking westwards.
Location Orakei, Auckland
Coordinates 36°51′45″S 174°48′34″E / 36.862426°S 174.809553°E / -36.862426; 174.809553
Owned by KiwiRail and Auckland Transport
Line(s) Eastern Line
Platforms Island platform
Tracks Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
History
Opened 1930
Electrified 25kV AC
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 983[1] passengers/weekday
Services
  KiwiRail  
Preceding station   Transdev Auckland   Following station
Terminus
Eastern Line
toward Manukau

Orakei Railway Station in the Auckland suburb of Orakei is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge from Orakei Road. It is backed by a car-park and a shopping complex.

Overview

The Redwood development group is currently (2008) planning to substantially redevelop the area around the railway station. A plan with several skyscraper-style apartment buildings (and in turn providing substantial green space and waterfront access to the public) met with substantial local protest. A more scaled-back plan was then proposed which limits the buildings to six storeys and is currently being discussed. It would retain public access and amenities, and also provide a covered new train station.[2]

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services between Britomart Transport Centre and Manukau station via this station. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" p. 16
  2. ↑ Borley, Craig (10 October 2008). "Developer scales down Orakei plan". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Eastern Line timetable" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 10 June 2016.


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