Onehunga railway station

Onehunga
Onehunga
Auckland Transport Urban rail
	Onehunga Station
General information
Location	Onehunga Mall, Onehunga
Coordinates	36°55′33″S 174°47′11″E / 36.9259°S 174.7863°E
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms); Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Onehunga Line
Platforms	Side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes; racks under cover
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Isthmus
History
Opened	1873
Closed	1973
Rebuilt	2010
Electrified	25 kV AC
Passengers
CY 2018	447,434
Services

Onehunga railway station is the terminus station on the Onehunga Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of Onehunga Town Centre and consists of a single side platform which is accessed from Onehunga Mall and Princes Street.

History

Onehunga in the 1940s, with the original Onehunga railway station.

The current station is the third to have served Onehunga. The original station opened in 1873, and was situated adjacent to Princes Street, to the north-east of the current station. Additionally, the Onehunga Wharf railway station served the Port of Onehunga from 1878 to 1927.

Through services to Auckland railway station ceased in 1950, but passenger trains continued running between Onehunga and Penrose, to connect with mainline services into Auckland, until April 1973. The station closed following the withdrawal of passenger service but the line through the station remained open for freight trains until 2006.

The new station was opened on 18 September 2010 and services started on 19 September 2010.^[2] The station was first served by electric trains on 28 April 2014, with the Onehunga Line being the first line to switch to using AM Class Electric Multiple Units.^[3]

References

^ Auckland Transport. "Boardings and Alightings All Stations for Calendar Year 2018". FYI.org.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
^ "Onehunga Branch Line Opens". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ Smith, Kevin. "Electric services begin in Auckland". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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[passenger_stats_CY_2018-1] Auckland Transport. "Boardings and Alightings All Stations for Calendar Year 2018". FYI.org.nz. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[2] "Onehunga Branch Line Opens". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

[3] Smith, Kevin. "Electric services begin in Auckland". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

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v t e Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Buildings and facilities	Dress Smart Onehunga High School Our Lady of the Assumption St Peter's Anglican Church
Geographic features	Auckland isthmus Manukau Harbour Māngere Inlet Te Hopua a Rangi
Infrastructure	Māngere Bridge Onehunga Harbour Road Bridge Onehunga Branch Onehunga Line Onehunga railway station State Highway 20 Waikaraka Cycleway
Historic sites	Onehunga Ironworks Onehunga Wharf railway station
Government	Auckland Council Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Local Board Maungakiekie-Tāmaki ward Auckland City Council (defunct) Mayor of Onehunga
Organisations	Onehunga Sports Railway Enthusiasts Society

History

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