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 Morningside Station's platform in 2014. | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Morningside, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°52′30″S 174°44′07″E / 36.874986°S 174.735253°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Auckland One Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (P1 & P2) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MNS | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Isthmus | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 March 1880 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC 20 July 2015[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 489 passengers/day | ||||||||||
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Morningside railway station is a station on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform and is accessed via a level crossing on Morningside Drive and by a subway from New North Road.
History
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- 1880: It opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.[2]
- 1914: A signal box was established here.[2]
- 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was partially double-tracked and the platform was upgraded to an island platform layout.[2]
- 1993: The platform was modified slightly to meet the requirements of new ex-Perth trains.[2]
- 2009: An upgraded station was opened.
- 2013: In February, a woman in a wheelchair which was stuck in the tracks was rescued from the path of an approaching train.[3]
- 2014: Electrification infrastructure installed as part of the electrification of Auckland's railway network.
Services
[edit]Western Line suburban train services, between Swanson and Britomart, are provided by Auckland One Rail on behalf of Auckland Transport.
Bus routes 20, 22N, 22R and 209 pass close to Morningside station.[4]
In media
[edit]Morningside Station was featured in the music video for Lorde's song "Royals".
Accidents
[edit]On 29 January 2015, a pedestrian was struck by a train and killed at Morningside station whilst attempting to cross at a pedestrian level crossing.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
- ^ "Double bravery award for averting train tragedy". Stuff/Fairfax. 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Central Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ "RO-2015-101". www.taic.org.nz. TAIC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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