Manurewa railway station

Manurewa railway station is a station serving the suburb of Manurewa in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has a side platform layout connected by a pedestrian bridge.

Manurewa
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station in January 2018, seen from the south from the southbound platform
General information
Location	Manurewa
Coordinates	37.023478°S 174.896485°E / -37.023478; 174.896485
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Southern Line
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Manukau South
Website	Auckland Transport
History
Opened	1875
Rebuilt	2006[citation needed]
Electrified	25 kV[1]
Passengers
2011	3,532 passengers/weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station Homai towards Waitematā Southern Line Te Mahia towards Pukekohe

The station has a large park-and-ride facility and interchange with many local bus services. It is located between the SouthMall Shopping Centre and the Manurewa Work and Income office.

History

Manurewa's first station opened in 1875.^[3] Originally opening as a flag station, until 27 August 1884 when a booking office opened at the site.^[4] This station had a centre-platform layout and was located behind what is now the Russell Road Reserve. From the north it was accessible from a connection to the Jutland Road bridge. To the south it featured a pedestrian overbridge, accessible from the pedestrian path between James Road and Station Road. On the other side of the overbridge was the railway lane, providing road access to the station from Station Road. After realignment of the tracks prior to electrification, very little of the original platform remains.

The station led to increased growth and services in Manurewa, and away from the township of Woodside (modern-day Wiri) along Great South Road.^[5] During World War I, the station was moved further to the south when the rail was re-aligned.^[6] During the 1870s, this location was a man-made lake on the property of Benjamin Cashmore, who used the lake to power a water wheel for his flour mill.^[5] This station had a side-platform layout, connected by the footpath on the adjacent Station Road bridge. Closed after the current station became operational, it was removed in 2011 when the Station Road bridge was rebuilt. ^{[citation needed]}

A 2005 image, looking south from the old station toward the location of the new station, which is beyond the second bridge.

The current station was opened in July 2006^{[citation needed]} on a site even further south, behind the SouthMall Shopping Centre. It has a side platform layout connected by a pedestrian bridge. The Manurewa Bus Station was built next to the station, providing interconnection with Auckland's bus network.

By January 2014, wires had been installed as part of the Auckland railway electrification project.^{[citation needed]} Since July 2015, all commuter services have been electric,^[7] using AM class electric trains.

Services

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Waitematā, Papakura and Pukekohe via Manurewa. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:^[8]

• 3 tph to Waitematā, via Penrose and Newmarket
• 3 tph to Papakura

Manurewa is served by bus routes 33, 361, 362, 363, 365 and 366.^[9]

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations
• Public transport in Auckland

References

1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 16
3. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. Wichman, Gwen 2001, pp. 55.
5. Wichman, Gwen 1990, pp. 4.
6. Wichman, Gwen 2001, pp. 56.
7. "Auckland's trains going all-electric". Auckland Transport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
8. "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
9. "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

Bibliography

• Wichman, Gwen (1990), A brief history of Manurewa, Manurewa: Manurewa Historical Society, Wikidata Q117327773
• Wichman, Gwen (2001). Soaring Bird: a History of Manurewa to 1965. Manurewa: Manurewa Historical Society. ISBN 0-473-07114-2. Wikidata Q117421984.