Glen Eden railway station

Glen Eden railway station is located on the Western Line of the AT Metro rail network in Auckland, New Zealand. The station house is a local historical landmark that was restored in 2001. A cafe is located in the old station building.

Glen Eden
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station from the West.
LocationWaitakere City
Coordinates36.9103°S 174.6533°E / -36.9103; 174.6533
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMainline (two)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1880
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Passengers
20091,543 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Western Line
toward Swanson

The station was opened on 29 March 1880 as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[2] The station's location determined the placement of the nearby Waikumete Cemetery. Special trains ran from Auckland on Sundays carrying the deceased and their entourage, and a dedicated platform was constructed to serve these trains.[3] This unique function is one of the reasons that the station is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II heritage building. The station was added to the heritage register on 30 October 1998, with register number 7435.[4]

Services

Bus routes 152, 154, 172 and 172X pass by the station on the adjacent West Coast Road.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. H. J. Hansen and F. J. Neil, Tracks in the North (Auckland: H. J. Hansen, 1992), 100.
  4. "Glen Eden Railway Station". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. "Western Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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