Manukau railway station

Manukau railway station is located at the heart of the campus of the Manukau Institute of Technology in Manukau,^[2] a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the terminus station for Eastern Line services between Manukau and Waitematā in central Auckland.

Manukau railway station in 2021

Manukau
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The trenched approach to Manukau station, seen from the west.
General information
Location	Manukau Station Road, Manukau New Zealand
Coordinates	36°59′39″S 174°52′37″E
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (infrastructure)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Eastern Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Trench
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes (Lifts)
Other information
Status	Open
Station code	MNK
Fare zone	Manukau North/Manukau South (overlap)
History
Opened	15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)
Electrified	25 kV AC
Passengers
1,650 daily per weekday (April 2018)[1]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station Puhinui towards Waitematā Eastern Line Terminus

Access from the station to ground level and to surrounding streets is by stairs, lift or escalator to the ground floor of the 7-level campus building.^[3]

Station works were essentially finished by October 2011,^[4] and the Manukau Branch line, a 2.5 km spur line^[5] off the North Island Main Trunk railway, opened on 15 April 2012.^[6] Manukau station is the only station on the branch line.

The Eastern Line was the second passenger rail line in Auckland to receive electric train services, following the Onehunga Line in April 2014.^[7] Electric trains began running on some Eastern Line off-peak services on 15 August 2014,^[8] and were gradually rolled out onto all services over the following month.

In December 2014, all trains using the Eastern Line began terminating at Manukau rather than alternating between Manukau and Papakura. Similarly, all Southern Line trains began terminating at Papakura or Pukekohe.

In April 2018, Manukau was the 11th busiest train station on the Auckland network with an average of 1,650 passengers on a typical weekday.^[1]

Services

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services from Manukau to Waitematā along the Eastern line via Glen Innes and Panmure. At off-peak, three trains per hour depart Manukau during weekday inter-peak, decreasing to two trains per hour in the evening and on weekends. At peak times, as many as six trains per hour depart Manukau.^[9]

Bus routes AirportLink, 33, 35, 36, 313, 325, 352, 353, 355, 361, 362, 365 and 366 serve Manukau station.^[10]

Manukau bus station, with the railway station in the background in 2021

Bus station

In 2016, work began on the 23-bay Manukau bus station adjacent to the train station.^[11] It was officially opened on 7 April 2018, and bus services from the facility began the following day.^[12][13]

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations
• Public transport in Auckland

References

1. "Manukau's new bus station opens". Auckland Transport. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
2. "Manukau Station". Station improvements. Auckland Transport. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016. Manukau Station will be a transport hub and vital link to a new tertiary campus on the newly-constructed rail line between Puhinui and Manukau centre.
3. "$100m campus opens in Manukau". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
4. "Business Report, October 2011" (PDF). Auckland Transport. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
5. Romy Udanga (20 June 2009). "New $50m rail route gets under way". Manukau Courier. Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
6. "New Auckland rail line opens". Radio New Zealand. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
7. Mathew Dearnaley (28 April 2014). "'Stunning' electric trains launched - but soon face delays". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
8. "A second rail line going electric". Auckland Transport. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
9. "Eastern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
10. "Eastern Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 19 March 2023.
11. "Manukau bus station". Auckland Transport. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
12. "$49m bus station opens in Manukau". RNZ News. 7 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
13. "Manukau's new bus station opens". Auckland Transport. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.