Te Mahia railway station

Te Mahia
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The shelter at Te Mahia station is the only waiting facility for passengers
Location Manurewa East
Coordinates 37°01′52″S 174°54′22″E / 37.0312°S 174.9061°E / -37.0312; 174.9061
Owned by KiwiRail and Auckland Transport
Line(s) Southern Line
Platforms Island platform
Tracks Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels 1
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Website Auckland Transport
History
Opened 16 August 1926
Electrified 25kV AC[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 376 passengers/weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station   Auckland Transport (Transdev)   Following station
toward Britomart
Southern Line
toward Papakura

Te Mahia railway station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It has an island platform layout and is reached by level crossings from Great South Road and Ferguson Street.

There have been proposals to relocate this station approximately 200m north to a more visible location next to the Great South Road, near the overbridge.[3] In 2013, it was instead discussed that Auckland Transport would potentially close the station, as patronage numbers had not improved significantly. About 1,000 locals opposed the closure option in a petition, and noted that a new residential subdivision was to start construction in the area. Auckland Transport however noted that the planned houses were generally too far away from the station for potential passengers to walk to it.[4]

History

The station was opened on 16 August 1926.[5]

The station was renamed from Mahia to Te Mahia from 9 February 1951 by a decision of the New Zealand Geographic Board[6]

Upgrade

The station is due to be upgraded Spring 2012, as part of Auckland Transport's station upgrade programme.[7]

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Papakura and Pukekohe via Te Mahia. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:[8]

  • 3 tph to Britomart, via Penrose and Newmarket
  • 3 tph to Papakura

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Residents fight to keep Te Mahia railway station". NZ Herald. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Te Mahia Railway Station Unsafe". The Aucklander. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Residents fight to keep their railway station". The New Zealand Herald. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (2012). Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand, 1863 to 2012. Wellington. p. 131.
  6. ↑ New Zealand Railway Observer volume 18, January–February 1951 page 17
  7. ↑ "AT Report Board Agenda - Rail Stations Upgrade Programme" (PDF). Auckland Transport. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Southern Line timetable" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.


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