Helensville | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°40′19″S 174°27′02″E / 36.671857°S 174.450484°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Helensville Railway Station Trust | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Auckland Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 18 July 1881[1] | ||||||||||
| Closed | 12 June 1987[1] | ||||||||||
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Helensville railway station formerly served the town of Helensville, 60.47 km (37.57 mi) northwest of Auckland Strand,[2] in the North Island of New Zealand. It was a stop on the North Auckland Line, and was the next major station north of Waitākere. Occasionally it was called the Helensville North Railway Station.[3][1]
Though closed in 1987 (reopened from mid-2008 to late 2009), the site still features the 1882 wooden building, which has been restored, and has a shunting yard and KiwiRail Network depot. The platform was modernised in 2007 as part of a trial to reintroduce a commuter train service to Auckland.
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There is an old steam locomotive (an NZR D class), on loan from MOTAT,[4] at the entrance to the platform from the station car park. It worked on NZR until 1923, at Whakatu freezing works until 1960 and was moved to Helensville in 2000.[5] There is also a model railway and museum at the station and a cafe and shop.[6]
As well as the station, three tracks and the engine-turning triangle remain.[7]
- ^ a b c Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 2b.
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL. Kaipara and Waitemata Echo". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 January 1912. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Locomotive [D 170]". MOTAT Collection Online. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "NZR D class No.170 Steam Locomotive". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Helensville Railway Station". www.helensvillerail.org.nz. 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "KiwiRail Network Map". kiwirail.maps.arcgis.com. November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2023.