Sunnyvale railway station

Sunnyvale
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station in January 2018, looking southbound from the northbound platform
Location Waitakere City
Coordinates 36°53.8′S 174°37.9′E / 36.8967°S 174.6317°E / -36.8967; 174.6317
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s) Western Line
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
History
Opened 28 February 1924
Electrified 25kV AC[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2009) 941 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Western Line
toward Swanson

Sunnyvale railway station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network.

The station was opened on 28 February 1924.[2]

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

Sunnyvale railway station was seen during the fourth episode of Outrageous Fortune's fifth season.

See also

References

  1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 123.
  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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