Puhinui railway station

Puhinui railway station is a station of the Auckland rail network and is located in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. Passenger services on the Eastern Line and Southern Line use the station. It is accessed from Puhinui Road from both sides of the tracks via a pedestrian bridge located at the site of a former level crossing (Puhinui Road itself now crosses on a bridge approximately 120m north of the pedestrian bridge). This is the nearest public transport access to the main cemetery for South Auckland; Manukau cemetery at 361 Puhinui Road, Wiri.

Puhinui
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Puhinui Interchange as seen in 2021 during an opening day on 26 July
General information
Location	Papatoetoe, Auckland
Coordinates	36.989082°S 174.855706°E / -36.989082; 174.855706
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Eastern Line Southern Line Te Huia
Platforms	Island platform (P1 & P2)
Tracks	Mainline (3) Passing loop (1)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes (Lifts)
Other information
Station code	PHU
Fare zone	Northern Manukau/Southern Manukau (overlap)
History
Opened	29 June 1925
Rebuilt	26 July 2021
Electrified	25 kV AC[1]
Passengers
2011	676 passengers/weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station Papatoetoe towards Britomart Eastern Line Manukau Terminus Southern Line Homai towards Pukekohe Preceding station KiwiRail Following station Auckland Strand Terminus Te Huia Pukekohe towards Hamilton (Frankton)

South of this station, Eastern Line and Southern Line services diverge, the Eastern onto the Manukau Branch which terminates at Manukau. The Southern continues south via Homai toward Papakura.

History

The station was opened on 29 June 1925 for passengers. Goods services closed on 12 May 1958.^[3] Originally, the name Cambria was suggested for the railway station.^[4]

Services

The station in 2008, looking south

The station in 2014, looking north

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Manukau, and Pukekohe via Puhinui. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:^[5][6]

• 6 trains per hour (tph) to Britomart, consisting of:
  • 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line)
  • 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line)
• 3 tph to Manukau
• 3 tph to Pukekohe

Puhinui Station is served by bus route AirportLink.^[7]

Bus-rail interchange

See also: Light rail in Auckland and Auckland Airport Line

An eastward line from the airport to Botany Downs has also been proposed with a new interchange at Puhinui railway station, planned to be built in two stages, the first of which is said to be an early deliverable component of the Airport to Botany rapid transit line.^[8][9] The redeveloped $69 million Puhinui Station interchange had a public open day on 24 July 2021, with train services resuming on 26 July 2021.^[10][11] This encompasses a new at-grade bus/rail interchange and enhanced station. Buses will still use the existing local road (Bridge Street) to cross the railway line to/from Manukau, along with local traffic.

The second phase provides a rapid transit overbridge across the railway line to provide a more direct and bespoke rapid transit connection. The new rapid transit link will integrate with the new interchange station on the overbridge. The first stage is estimated to cost $59 million to construct.^[12][13] The line will also go through Manukau railway station before ending in Botany.^[14][15]

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations