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
General information
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
(Auckland One Rail)		 Following station
Fruitvale Road
towards Britomart
 Western Line Sunnyvale
towards Swanson

History

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]

The train station was the centre of the Glen Eden community during the turn of the century, with most stores and services located adjacent to the station.[5] The station habitually dealt with scrub fires, caused due to sparks from the locomotive engines and the adjacent Archibald's Sawmill.[5] The Waikumete Cemetery was opened in 1886, due to its proximity to the train station.[6] The station became a transportation hub for Waitākere Ranges holidaymakers, who would take coaches from the train station to holiday at guest houses located in places such as Waiatarua, Karekare and Piha.[7]

Services

Bus routes 152, 154, 172 and 172X pass by the station on the adjacent West Coast Road.[8]

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". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  5. Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "Tales of Scroggy Hill". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 26–29. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
  6. Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "The City of the Dead". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 30–33. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
  7. Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "From Four Horses to Four Wheels". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
  8. "Western Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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