Fruitvale Road railway station is on the Western Line of the
Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.
The station was opened on 28 September 1953.
In 2006–2007, the
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
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was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.
The station is known as the final confirmed place of missing French teenager Eloi Rolland, who went missing from
Piha
Piha is a coastal settlement in West Auckland, on the western coast of the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area and a major day-trip destination for Aucklanders throughout the year, and especially ...
on 7 March 2020.
Station name
It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it '
Kelston
Kelston is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, north west of Bath, and east of Bristol, on the A431 road. It is situated just north of the River Avon, close to the Kelston and Saltford locks. The parish has a population of 248.
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' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre,
Kelston Girls' College
Kelston Girls’ College (KGC) is a single-sex girls state secondary school in Kelston, a suburb in West Auckland, New Zealand. It was created in 1963 when the roll of Kelston High School (formed in 1954) became too large for the site on the co ...
and
Kelston Deaf Education Centre
Ko Taku Reo: Deaf Education New Zealand is located in Archibald Road, New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a residential special school for deaf children, as well as a resource centre providing services and support for mainstream students and ...
.
See also
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List of Auckland railway stations
This is a list of the railway stations in the public transport network of Auckland. It includes closed and planned stations. Auckland has 13 fare zones, with some zone overlap areas. The routes shown pass into and out of central, western, eas ...
References
Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations in New Zealand
Railway stations opened in 1953
Whau Local Board Area
Buildings and structures in Auckland
West Auckland, New Zealand
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 1950s
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