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 Morningside Station's platform in 2014. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Morningside, Auckland New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°52′30″S 174°44′07″E / 36.874986°S 174.735253°E | |||||||||||||||
| System | Auckland Transport Urban rail | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Auckland One Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line | North Auckland Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 12.91 km (8.02 mi) from Westfield Junction[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (P1 & P2) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) Passing loop (2) | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Isthmus | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 29 March 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 20 July 2015[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 489 passengers/day | |||||||||||||||
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Morningside railway station is a station on the East West Line and Onehunga West Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform and is accessed via a level crossing on Morningside Drive and by a subway from New North Road.
History
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- 1880: It opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[3]
- 1914: A signal box was established here.[3]
- 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was partially double-tracked and the platform was upgraded to an island platform layout.[3]
- 1993: The platform was modified slightly to meet the requirements of new ex-Perth trains.[3]
- 2009: An upgraded station was opened.
- 2013: In February, a woman in a wheelchair which was stuck in the tracks was rescued from the path of an approaching train.[4]
- 2014: Electrification infrastructure installed as part of the electrification of Auckland's railway network.
Services
[edit]East West and Onehunga West Line suburban train services are provided by Auckland One Rail on behalf of Auckland Transport.[5]
Bus routes 20, 22N, 22R, 209, 221, and 223 pass close to Morningside station.[6]
In media
[edit]Morningside Station was featured in the music video for Lorde's song "Royals".
Accidents
[edit]On 29 January 2015, a pedestrian was struck by a train and killed at Morningside station whilst attempting to cross at a pedestrian level crossing.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Railway Infrastructure Information (PDF) (Report). KiwiRail. 26 May 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Millar, Sean (2004). Railway stations of Auckland's western line. Sean Millar Publishing. ISBN 0908726376.
- ↑ "Double bravery award for averting train tragedy". Stuff/Fairfax. 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Network and timetable changes for the City Rail Link (CRL)". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
- ↑ "Central Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "RO-2015-101". www.taic.org.nz. TAIC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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