:Pouhala station

{{Infobox station

| style = Honolulu Rail Transit

| name = Pouhala
Waipahu Transit Center

| image = Pouhala Skyline station.jpg

| image_caption = Pouhala station in January 2025

| address = 94-818 Moloalo Street

| borough = Waipahu, Hawaiʻi

| coordinates = {{coord |21.384195 |-158.003545 |display=inline,title |format=dms}}

| owned = Honolulu Department of Transportation Services

| platform = 2 side platforms

| tracks = 2

| bus_stands = 9{{Cite map |title=Waipahu Transit Center |url=http://www.thebus.org/SystemMap/Images/waipahutc.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=TheBus |language=en-US}}

| connections = {{bus icon}} TheBus: {{TheBus route|E}}, {{TheBus route|40}}, {{TheBus route|42}}, {{TheBus route|43}}, {{TheBus route|99}}, {{TheBus route|432}}, {{TheBus route|433}}, {{TheBus route|434}}, {{TheBus route|W1}}{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2023 |title=TheBus-Rail Network 2023 |url=https://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/dts/Transit_Guide_TheBus_x_Skyline_compressed_1.pdf |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=City and County of Honolulu |page=3 |language=en-US}}

| structure = Elevated

| parking =

| bicycle = Racks

| accessible = Yes

| opened = {{start date and age|2023|06|30}}

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Honolulu Rail Transit|line=Skyline|left=Hōʻaeʻae|right=Hālaulani}}

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#{{rcr|Honolulu Rail Transit|Skyline}} |zoom=15 }}

}}

Pouhala station (also known as the Waipahu Transit Center) is a Skyline metro station in Waipahu, Hawaiʻi.{{cite web |url=https://www.honolulutransit.org/52-station-information/583-pouhala-station-page |title=Pouhala Transit Center Station #5 |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |accessdate=18 December 2019}} It opened on June 30, 2023.{{cite news|title='A 21st century system': To fanfare, city announces official opening date of rail's first phase|date=May 9, 2023|work=Hawaii News Now|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/05/10/city-announce-opening-date-first-phase-long-delayed-rail-project/|accessdate=May 10, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Honore|first=Marcel|title=All Aboard 'Skyline': City Plans To Start Rail Service On 4th of July Weekend|work=Honolulu Civil Beat|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/all-aboard-skyline-city-plans-to-start-rail-service-on-4th-of-july-weekend/|accessdate=May 10, 2023}}

In Hawaiian, "pouhala" means "pandanus post or pillar" and is the name of a former historically-important fishpond in the area and land division near Pearl Harbor, which today serves as a 70-acre wetland habitat for birds.{{Cite news |last=Gomes |first=Andrew |date=2023-06-27 |title=A rail stop in Waipahu stands out amid automobile businesses |pages=A7 |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/06/27/hawaii-news/skyline-waipahu-station-stands-out-amid-automobile-businesses/ |access-date=2023-06-29}} The Hawaiian Station Name Working Group proposed Hawaiian names for the nine rail stations on the ʻEwa end of the rail system (stations west of and including Aloha Stadium) in November 2017,{{cite web |url=http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-21439/20171122-hawaiian-station-naming-program.pdf |title=Hawaiian Station Naming Program |date=November 22, 2017 |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |accessdate=19 December 2019}} and HART adopted the proposed names on February 22, 2018.{{cite press release |url=http://hartdocs.honolulu.gov/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-21921/HART%20New%20Release%20-%20Hawaiian%20Station%20Name%20Approval.pdf |title=HART Board of Directors unanimously approve Hawaiian names for first nine rail stations |date=February 22, 2018 |publisher=Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation |accessdate=19 December 2019}}

Service

= Station layout =

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| rowspan="4" style="border-top:solid 1px gray" width="50" valign="top" |PL Platform level

| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center" | {{small|Side platform, doors will open on the right}}

style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" width="90" |Westbound

| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |← {{rcb|Honolulu Rail Transit|Skyline|yes}} toward {{stn|Kualakaʻi}} {{small|({{stn|Hōʻaeʻae}})}}

Eastbound

|{{0|→}} {{rcb|Honolulu Rail Transit|Skyline|yes}} toward {{stn|Hālawa}} {{small|({{stn|Hālaulani}})}} →

colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;text-align:center" | {{small|Side platform, doors will open on the right}}

style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |C

| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Concourse

| style="border-top:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Connection between platforms

style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |G

| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray" valign="top" |Ground level

| style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray" |Entrance/Exit, fare gates, ticket machines, bus bays

= Hours and frequency =

Skyline trains run every 10 minutes. Service operates from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2023 |title=Skyline General Information |url=https://www.honolulu.gov/transportation/divisions/mobility/rail-operations.html |access-date=June 20, 2023 |website=Honolulu Department of Transportation Services |language=en-US}}

Station information

When all 19 stations are open in 2031, Pouhala is projected to rank 10th in boardings at 3,520 per day.

The majority of riders are expected to connect to the station via TheBus and Waipahu Transit Center which was renovated in 2020. The bus transfer hub provides five bays for nearly two dozen express and regular bus routes connecting to rail line.

The Skyline Rail Operations Center is located northeast of the station.

Surrounding area

The station is located near many car-focused business, including a Goodyear Auto Service, AutoZone, two gas stations, a car wash, two car dealerships, and a Hertz car rental station inside a Midas repair shop, along with other local businesses such as the Highway Inn restaurant. The environment has been described as "not conducive to pedestrians and bicyclists”.

Transit-oriented development within a half-mile radius around the station is expected to serve as a magnet for 2,370 new homes in coming years. 3.5 acres of nearby land owned by Kamehameha Schools is expected to be developed into 530 affordable-housing units and 50,000 square feet of commercial space, and a separate two-tower project named Keawalau at Waipahu is expected to begin construction in 2025.

References

External links

[https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-dts-menu/site-dts-site-articles-2/53588-rail-phase-1-pouhala,-waipahu-transit-center-station.html Pouhala station – Honolulu Department of Transportation Services]
[https://honolulutransit.org/pouhala Pouhala station – Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)]

Category:Skyline (Honolulu) stations

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2023

Category:Waipahu, Hawaii

Category:2023 establishments in Hawaii