The Strand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Strand Station and stabling facility | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ngaoho Place, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°50′55″S 174°46′46″E / 36.848648°S 174.779542°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Te Huia Northern Explorer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 islands (from the original station's 7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | City | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | August 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Strand Station, also referred to as Auckland Strand Station (formerly part of Auckland Railway Station), is a railway station located on the eastern edge of the Auckland CBD. It serves as the long-distance railway station for Auckland. It is the northern terminus of the Northern Explorer service between Auckland and Wellington,[1] and the northern terminus for the Te Huia service between Auckland and Hamilton.[2][3] Suburban services are not scheduled to pass through the station, however, it serves as a backup for Waitematā railway station (formerly Britomart Transport Centre) during times of disruption.
The platforms were formerly part of the Auckland Railway Station complex which was opened in 1930 on Beach Road, replacing the previous railway terminus which was on the Queen Street site where Britomart now stands. The 1930 station was the third to serve as the rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when Britomart became the new terminus. The original Platform 7 (now referred to as Platform 1) was retained for limited use as 'The Strand Station', named after the adjacent street. It continued to be used by a limited number of peak-hour suburban trains for a few months following the opening of Britomart. After this, the sole used platform served as a limited-use station for excursions and charters, though it and the other abandoned platforms fell into a state of disrepair. In August 2011, the original Platform 7 and Platform 6 (now referred to as Platform 2) were redeveloped and officially reopened for potential use during Rugby World Cup 2011, although they were never used for that purpose.[4]
- ^ "Urgent calls for long-distance passenger services to stay as KiwiRail cuts operations". Newshub. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Hamilton-Auckland train service Te Huia to go downtown every Saturday". Stuff. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Te Huia train — timetables". www.tehuiatrain.co.nz. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ [1] (AKT, "Strand Railway Station Re-Opens")