Mount Albert Railway Station is in the suburb of Mount Albert

Mount Albert, New Zealand

Mount Albert is a volcanic peak and suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb was Auckland's second, after Remuera, and was mostly settled by well-off families in the late 1800s and early 1900s...

 on the Western Line

Western Line, Auckland

The Western Line in Auckland, New Zealand is the name given to suburban services that operate between Britomart and Waitakere via Newmarket.-Routing:...

 of the Auckland railway network, near Unitec

Unitec New Zealand

Unitec Institute of Technology is the largest institute of technology in Auckland, New Zealand with over 23,800 students in 2010....

, a local tertiary education provider, and is popular with Unitec students. It has an island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

 and is reached by a footbridge from Carrington Road and a subway between Willcott Street and New North Road.

In 2010, significant discussion, including during the run-up to the local body elections, considered the station (and especially its access-ways and weather shelters) as dilapidated and in need of renewal. Also particularly criticised were the run-down shop rear areas fronting the train stations from the New North Road side. A former Auckland City councilor suggested that a green wall would offer an option to hide these unsightly areas behind low-cost, low-maintenance planting.

History

• 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.
• 1908: A signal box
  Signal box
  On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
  
   was added.
• 1909: A new station building was built, after the previous one was destroyed by fire.
• 1920s: A siding
  Rail siding
  A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end...
  
   to Mount Albert Quarry from the station is closed.
• 1966: The line was double-tracked
  Double track
  A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
  
   and much of the station's infrastructure (including the signal box) was removed. The signal box is preserved at MOTAT.

Bus transfers

The following bus services pass this station, allowing easy transfer:

• North-bound buses via New North Road
  • 210-212 to Midtown
  • 223-224 to Midtown via St Lukes

• South-bound buses via New North Road
  • 210 to Avondale
    Avondale, Auckland
    Avondale is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located in the Whau ward, one of the thirteen administrative divisions for the Auckland Council. It is commonly considered to be part of West Auckland. It was originally called "Te Whau", which is the common name, of Māori origin, for Entelea...
    
    
  • 211 to Avondale and Rosebank Road
  • 212 to Avondale, Rosebank Road and Patiki Road
  • 223 to Avondale and New Lynn
  • 224 to Avondale, New Lynn and Henderson

• West-bound buses via Carrington Road
  • 007 to Pt Chevalier
  • 010 to Ponsonby via Pt Chevalier
  • 043 to Downtown via Pt Chevalier

• East-bound buses via Mount Albert Road
  • 007 to St Heliers via St Lukes and Glen Innes (see note 2)
  • 010 to Onehunga

• Note 1: Some route 210 services terminate at Mount Albert, and do not continue to Avondale.
• Note 2: Some route 007 services terminate at Glen Innes, and do not continue to St Heliers.