Glen Innes railway station

{{About|the railway station in Auckland, New Zealand|the railway station in New South Wales|Glen Innes railway station, New South Wales}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Glen Innes

| type = Auckland Transport Urban rail

| image = Glen Innes railway station January2018.jpg

| image_caption = The station in January 2018, looking northbound from the southbound side of the platform

| address = Apirana Avenue, Glen Innes, Auckland

| coordinates = {{Coord|-36.878859|174.854162|region:NZ-AUK_type:railwaystation}}

| line = Eastern Line

| other =

| structure =

| platform = Island platform (P1 & P2)

| levels = 1

| tracks = Mainline (2)

| parking = Yes

| bicycle = Yes

| passengers =

| pass_year = 2011

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| opened = 6 May 1930

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 25 kV AC 15 September 2014

| accessible = Yes

| code =

| owned = KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)

| operator = Auckland One Rail

| zone = Isthmus

| former =

| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Auckland Transport|line=Eastern Line|left=Meadowbank|right=Panmure}}

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Glen Innes railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland railway network are the only regular services that stop at the station. It has an island platform layout. Every hour it has at least three services towards Manukau and at least three towards Waitematā. In 2006 the station had a major upgrade and is one of the most used non-terminus stations by the public.

History

The station was originally constructed, along with five others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) via a flatter, faster eastern route to link up with the original NIMT tracks at Westfield Junction.{{cite news|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290227.2.103?query=Purewa%20station&phrase=2&start_date=01-01-1929&end_date=31-12-1950&snippet=true|accessdate=27 February 2019|title=Westfield Deviation – One track in use by May|date=28 February 1929|work=The New Zealand Herald}}

The station was temporarily closed between March 2023 and January 2024 due to Stage 2 of the Rail Network Rebuild. The Eastern Line was temporarily closed between Ōtāhuhu and Britomart for major track renewal work and to prepare the Eastern Line for the opening of the City Rail Link.{{cite news |title=Traffic woes as many Eastern trains to halt for rest of year|author=Hue, Justin|url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/02/traffic-woes-as-many-eastern-trains-to-halt-for-rest-of-year-in-akl |date=2 March 2023 |accessdate=12 May 2023}}

Services

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services between Britomart and Manukau via Glen Innes. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:{{cite web |title= Eastern Line timetable |url= https://at.govt.nz/media/1988785/j007388_t02_east_train_ttb_2022_v2web_compressed.pdf |date=17 April 2021 |accessdate=17 April 2022}}

3 tph to Britomart
3 tph to Manukau

Bus routes 74, 75, 76, 650, 744, 747 and the Tāmaki Link serve Glen Innes station.{{cite web |title= Central Guide |url= https://at.govt.nz/media/lwlbsj3q/auckland-transport-central-guide-map.pdf|publisher=Auckland Transport |accessdate=17 November 2024}}

References

Category:Rail transport in Auckland

Category:Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1930

Glen Innes railway station

History

Services

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