Sylvia Park railway station
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Sylvia Park railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk line in New Zealand. Eastern Line services of the Auckland passenger network are the only regular services that stop at the station. It serves Sylvia Park mall and the surrounding suburb of Mount Wellington and has an island platform layout.
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View of the station in 2007 from the station overbridge, prior to electrification. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Mount Wellington, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.914661°S 174.842624°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)[1] | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Auckland One Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eastern Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (P1 & P2) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (via Sylvia Park Mall) | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (Lifts) | ||||||||||
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| Station code | SYP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Isthmus | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2 July 2007 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2006 - 2007 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 15 September 2014 | ||||||||||
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History
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Perspective
The original Sylvia Park station was constructed, along with five others, on 1 September 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.[2] The station opened to goods traffic in September of that year, and opened to all traffic in November the following year.[3]
This station was closed during the World War II period (1940–1945), due to the American government buying the land next to the railway and using it for army sheds. The old station closed entirely on 2 March 1983, except for a private siding.[3]
The new Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, located next to the station,[4] and built by ARTNL/ARTA. It opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007.[5][6] The station cost NZ$5 million to build.[6]
The station has a fairly high patronage, with many people travelling to shop at the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre.
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 Waitematā for major track renewal work and to prepare the Eastern Line for the opening of the City Rail Link.[7]
Services
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Waitematā and Manukau via Sylvia Park. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:
- 3 tph to Waitematā
- 3 tph to Manukau
Bus routes 32, 66, 74, 298 and 782 serve Sylvia Park.[8][9]
A paid park and ride service, operated privately by Kiwi Property, was introduced at the mall in 2020. The service must be booked in advance.[10][11]
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