Baldwin Avenue railway station

Baldwin Avenue railway station, in the suburb of Mount Albert, is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. The station has offset side platforms connected by a level crossing.

Baldwin Avenue
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The new station, viewed from near the pedestrian crossing at the west end of the platform
LocationAuckland City
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
History
Opened28 September 1953
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2009)739 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
Morningside
toward Britomart
Western Line
toward Swanson

History

  • 1953: Opened as a wayside halt on 28 September.[2][3]
  • 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was double-tracked, leading to two new platforms being built. These platforms were off-set from each other.[3]
  • 1993: The platforms were raised to meet the standards of the new ex-Perth trains.[3]
  • 2011: An upgraded and lengthened station was opened, with the platforms directly opposite each other.
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See also

References

  1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
The old layout (pre-2010)


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