Mt Albert Train Station

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Mt Albert
Overview
Year Established: 1880
Distance: 6.7km from Newmarket Junction
Auckland Suburban Network
Lines Served: Western Line
Previous Station: Baldwin Avenue Train Station
Next Station: Avondale Train Station

Mt Albert Railway Station is in the suburb of Mount Albert on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, near Unitec, a local teritary education provider, and is a popular with Unitec students. It has an island platform and is reached by a footbridge from Carrington Road and a subway between Willcott St and New North Rd.

Contents

[edit] History

  • 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[1]
  • 1908: A signal box was added.[1]
  • 1909: A new station building was built, after the previous one was destroyed by fire.[1]
  • 1920s: A siding to Mt Albert Quarry from the station is closed.[1]
  • 1966: The line was double-tracked and many of the station's infrastructure (including the signal box) was removed. The signal box is preserved at MOTAT.[1]

[edit] Services

    ONTRACK    
Preceding station   MAXX (Veolia)   Following station
Western Line
toward Waitakere

[edit] Bus transfers

The following bus services pass this station, allowing easy transfer:

  • North-bound buses via New North Road[2]
    • 210-212 to Midtown
    • 223-224 to Midtown via St Lukes
  • South-bound buses via New North Road[2]
    • 210 to Avondale (see note 1)
    • 211 to Avondale and Rosebank Road
    • 212 to Avondale, Rosebank Road and Patiki Road
    • 223 to Avondale and New Lynn
    • 224 to Avondale, New Lynn and Henderson
  • West-bound buses via Carrington Road
    • 007 to Pt Chevalier [3]
    • 010 to Ponsonby via Pt Chevalier [4]
    • 043 to Downtown via Pt Chevalier [3]
  • East-bound buses via Mt Albert Road
    • 007 to St Heliers via St Lukes and Glen Innes (see note 2) [3]
    • 010 to Onehunga [4]
  • Note 1: Some route 210 services terminate at Mt Albert, and do not continue to Avondale.[2]
  • Note 2: Some route 007 services terminate at Glen Innes, and do not continue to St Heliers.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
  2. ^ a b c Timetable for routes 102, 107, 200, 205, 210-213, 215-216, 219 and 223-224
  3. ^ a b c Timetable for route 007
  4. ^ a b Timetable for routes 010 and 011
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Railway stations on the Western Line, Auckland (full list)
Britomart • Newmarket • Boston Road • Mt Eden • Kingsland • Morningside • Baldwin Ave • Mt Albert • Avondale • New Lynn • Fruitvale Road • Glen Eden • Sunnyvale • Henderson • Sturges Road • Ranui • Swanson • Waitakere

Coordinates: 36°53.1′S, 174°42.8′E