Middlemore railway station

Middlemore railway station is on the Southern Line and Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station has side platforms on the northbound and southbound lines connected by a pedestrian level crossing at the south end of the platforms. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore Hospital.

Middlemore Station from platform level.

Middlemore
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Looking northwest from the footbridge.
LocationMiddlemore
Coordinates36°57.8′S 174°50.3′E
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Eastern Line
Southern Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Fare zoneManukau North Station
History
Opened20 July 1947[1]
Electrified25 kV AC[2]
Passengers
20113,055 passengers/weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Eastern Line
toward Manukau
Southern Line
toward Papakura

Upgrade

In September 2007, Counties Manukau District Health Board, ARTNL and ARTA opened a new railway footbridge and staff walkway at the station. The footbridge provides safer access to Middlemore Hospital from the staff carpark.

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Manukau, Papakura and Pukekohe via Middlemore. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:[4][5]

  • 6 tph to Britomart, consisting of:
    • 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line)
    • 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line)
  • 3 tph to Manukau
  • 3 tph to Papakura

Bus routes 314 and 321 serve Middlemore Station.[6]

See also

References
  1. Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 16
  4. "Eastern Line timetable". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. "Southern Line timetable". Auckland Transport. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Southern Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 20 February 2020.


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