Morningside railway station, Auckland

Morningside railway station is a station on the Western 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.

The underpass that links New North Road and Morningside Station in 2010.

This article is about the station in Auckland. For the station in Brisbane, see Morningside railway station, Queensland. For the former station in Edinburgh, see Morningside Road railway station.
Morningside
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Morningside Station's platform in 2014.
LocationMorningside, Auckland City
Coordinates36.874986°S 174.735253°E / -36.874986; 174.735253
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsIsland platform
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened1880
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Passengers
2009489 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Western Line
toward Swanson

History
  • 1880: It opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[2]
  • 1914: A signal box was established here.[2]
  • 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was partially double-tracked and the platform was upgraded to an island platform layout.[2]
  • 1993: The platform was modified slightly to meet the requirements of new ex-Perth trains.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 2014: Electrification infrastructure installed as part of the electrification of Auckland's railway network.

Bus transfers

Bus routes 20, 22N, 22R and 209 pass close to Morningside station.[4]

In media

Morningside Station was featured in the music video for Lorde's song "Royals".

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. Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
  3. "Double bravery award for averting train tragedy". Stuff/Fairfax. 5 June 2014.
  4. "Central Auckland Network Map" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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