Papakura Train Station
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Papakura
Railway Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network.
between the main lines, complete with original wooden station building and signal panel, and a suburban side platform
to the west.
This station is the terminating point for most suburban passenger train services on the Eastern and Southern Lines (with some trains carrying on to Pukekohe
). It also serves the Auckland-Wellington Overlander service.
It is the third-busiest railway station in Auckland, after Britomart
and Newmarket
.
The new station has been built for six-car trains because of anticipated growth in passenger numbers. 3,000 people pass through each day as of 2007, and another thousand are anticipated to use the station within five years. The new station was the seventh station to be redeveloped by ARTA in 2007.
The NZ$
4,900,000 Papakura upgrade includes better passenger seating, customer information and lighting, as well as a new CCTV security monitoring system. There is a new footbridge with a lift.
Beginning December 2011, the station is expected to receive another major upgrade and complete redesign to prepare the station for electrification
, resignalling, the addition of a future third mainline and to improve reliability for freight services. The project will be funded by KiwiRail
, rather than Auckland Transport who paid for the 2007 upgrades.
Papakura
The Papakura District was the name of a local council territory in New Zealand's Auckland Region that existed from 1989 until 2010. The area made up the southernmost part of the Auckland metropolitan area....
Railway Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network.
Station Design
It features an island platformIsland 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...
between the main lines, complete with original wooden station building and signal panel, and a suburban side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
to the west.
Services
Pukekohe Train Station
Pukekohe Railway Station is the southern terminus of the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform between the main lines and an original wooden station building complete with signal panel....
). It also serves the Auckland-Wellington Overlander service.
It is the third-busiest railway station in Auckland, after Britomart
Britomart Transport Centre
Britomart Transport Centre is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand, and the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk line. It combines a bus interchange with a railway station in a former Edwardian post office, extended with expansive post-modernist architectural elements...
and Newmarket
Newmarket Train Station, Auckland
Newmarket Train Station is located in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Newmarket, on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland railway network. Serving the busy commercial centre of Newmarket, the station is the second-busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart...
.
Upgrade and Development
In August 2007, Papakura train station underwent a major upgrade and redevelopment as part of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority's (ARTA) system-wide upgrade of all stations in Auckland.The new station has been built for six-car trains because of anticipated growth in passenger numbers. 3,000 people pass through each day as of 2007, and another thousand are anticipated to use the station within five years. The new station was the seventh station to be redeveloped by ARTA in 2007.
The NZ$
New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the currency of New Zealand. It also circulates in the Cook Islands , Niue, Tokelau, and the Pitcairn Islands. It is divided into 100 cents....
4,900,000 Papakura upgrade includes better passenger seating, customer information and lighting, as well as a new CCTV security monitoring system. There is a new footbridge with a lift.
Beginning December 2011, the station is expected to receive another major upgrade and complete redesign to prepare the station for electrification
Auckland Railway electrification
The Auckland railway electrification has been proposed for several decades, but physical works only began in the late 2000s. After investment into new infrastructure and improved services created massive patronage gains on Auckland's commuter rail network in the middle 2000s, the long-discussed...
, resignalling, the addition of a future third mainline and to improve reliability for freight services. The project will be funded by KiwiRail
KiwiRail
KiwiRail Holdings Limited is the rail operations subsidiary of the New Zealand Railways Corporation, which trades as KiwiRail. Headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, KiwiRail is the largest rail transport operator in New Zealand. Since July 2010 John Spencer has been the Chairman...
, rather than Auckland Transport who paid for the 2007 upgrades.
Bus Transfers
Transfers to the following bus services can be made at the bus stops on Railway Street West:- North-bound buses
- 470-474 to Britomart via Great South Road
- 80 to Keri Hill
- South-bound buses
- 471 to Pahurehure
- 472 to Red Hill
- 473 to Red Hill via Keri Hill
- 474 to Drury via Pahurehure
- 475 to Pukekohe via Drury
- 476 to Tuakau via Pukekohe
- 477X to Red Hill
- 479 to Waiuku