Fruitvale Road railway station

Fruitvale Road railway station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.

Fruitvale Road
Auckland Transport Urban rail
LocationKelston, Auckland
Coordinates36.9107°S 174.6671°E / -36.9107; 174.6671
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened28 September 1953
Electrified25 kV installed[1]
Passengers
2009808 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Western Line
toward Swanson

The station was opened on 28 September 1953.[2]

In 2006/2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.[3]

Station name

It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it 'Kelston' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre, Kelston Girls' College and Kelston Deaf Education Centre.

See also

References
  1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. Dearnaley, Mathew (21 December 2006). "No holiday from detours, closures on roads and rail". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2011.


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