Glen Eden railway station is located on the Western Line of the AT Metro rail network in Auckland, New Zealand. The station house is a local historical landmark that was restored in 2001. A cafe is located in the old station building.
Glen Eden | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°54′37″S 174°39′12″E / 36.9103°S 174.6533°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (two) | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,543 passengers/day | ||||||||||
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History edit
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The station was opened on 29 March 1880 as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[2] The station's location determined the placement of the nearby Waikumete Cemetery. Special trains ran from Auckland on Sundays carrying the deceased and their entourage, and a dedicated platform was constructed to serve these trains.[3] This unique function is one of the reasons that the station is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II heritage building. The station was added to the heritage register on 30 October 1998, with register number 7435.[4]
The train station was the centre of the Glen Eden community during the turn of the century, with most stores and services located adjacent to the station.[5] The station habitually dealt with scrub fires, caused due to sparks from the locomotive engines and the adjacent Archibald's Sawmill.[5] The Waikumete Cemetery was opened in 1886, due to its proximity to the train station.[6] The station became a transportation hub for Waitākere Ranges holidaymakers, who would take coaches from the train station to holiday at guest houses located in places such as Waiatarua, Karekare and Piha.[7]
Services edit
Bus routes 152, 154, 172 and 172X pass by the station on the adjacent West Coast Road.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ H. J. Hansen and F. J. Neil, Tracks in the North (Auckland: H. J. Hansen, 1992), 100.
- ^ "Glen Eden Railway Station". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ a b Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "Tales of Scroggy Hill". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 26–29. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
- ^ Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "The City of the Dead". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 30–33. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
- ^ Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). "From Four Horses to Four Wheels". In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. pp. 80–81. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
- ^ "Western Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Glen Eden railway station at Wikimedia Commons