Te Papapa railway station is on the
Onehunga Branch
The Onehunga Branch railway line is a section of the Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand. It was constructed by the Auckland Provincial Government and opened from Penrose to Onehunga on 24 December 1873, and extended to Onehunga Wharf o ...
section of the
Onehunga Line
The Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Newmarket and Onehunga (formerly between Britomart and Onehunga via Newmarket).
Routing
From Newmarket, Onehunga Line services foll ...
, one of the lines of the
Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It has a
side platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
layout and is reached from Mays Rd.
The Onehunga Branch line was opened in December 1873, and a station was first opened at Te Papapa in April 1877.
[Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand] The branch line was closed in 1973 and reopened 37 years later with the ceremonial opening of Onehunga Line services on 18 September 2010.
Te Papapa station was reopened on 18 September 2010 and fare-paying services began again on 19 September 2010..
Service
Bus services 670 and 74 serve Te Papapa when they pass close by.
See also
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Onehunga Branch
The Onehunga Branch railway line is a section of the Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand. It was constructed by the Auckland Provincial Government and opened from Penrose to Onehunga on 24 December 1873, and extended to Onehunga Wharf o ...
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Public transport in Auckland
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Transport in Auckland
Transport in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is defined by factors that include the shape of the Auckland isthmus (with its harbours creating chokepoints and long distances for land transport), the suburban character of much of the urban are ...
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List of Auckland railway stations
References
Railway stations in New Zealand
Rail transport in Auckland
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