Rānui railway station

Rānui railway station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland rail network in New Zealand. It serves the communities of Rānui and Pooks Road, in the West Auckland suburb of Rānui.

Rānui
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station in January 2018, looking northbound from the southbound platform
General information
LocationRanui Station Road, Rānui
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened16 November 1925
RebuiltJanuary 2008
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Passengers
2009989 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)		 Following station
Sturges Road
towards Britomart
 Western Line Swanson
Terminus

The station was opened on 16 November 1925.[2]

Services

Western Line suburban train services, between Swanson and Britomart, are provided by Auckland One Rail on behalf of Auckland Transport.

In 2017 local residents complained about the number of assaults at the station and the threatening characters "hanging around" the station, which led to security staff being stationed there for a period.[3]

Stabling project

As part of upgrades to Auckland's urban rail network, ARTA had proposed building a stabling yard to store up to 11 trains to the west of the station. The yard was to be used to clean trains when out of service, and there were to be staff car parking and welfare facilities. Due to opposition from locals this was abandoned and the stabling yard was moved to Henderson.

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. "Fears prompt welcome action at Ranui station". Stuff (Fairfax). 15 June 2017.

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