Fruitvale Road railway station

Fruitvale Road railway station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.

Fruitvale Road
Auckland Transport Urban rail
General information
Location	Kelston, Auckland
Coordinates	36.9107°S 174.6671°E / -36.9107; 174.6671
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Waitakere
History
Opened	28 September 1953
Electrified	25 kV installed[1]
Passengers
2009	808 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station New Lynn towards Waitematā Western Line Glen Eden towards Swanson

The station was opened on 28 September 1953.^[2]

In 2006–2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.^[3]

The station is known as the final confirmed place of missing French teenager Eloi Rolland, who went missing from Piha on 7 March 2020.

Station name

It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it 'Kelston' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre, Kelston Girls' College and Kelston Deaf Education Centre.

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations

References

1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
3. Dearnaley, Mathew (21 December 2006). "No holiday from detours, closures on roads and rail". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2011.