Wiri railway station is a defunct station on the Southern Line of the Auckland Railway Network in

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

. To the north is Puhinui railway station and to the south is

Homai railway station Homai railway station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It has an Island platform layout. A bus stop and a park and ride facility are located adjacent to the station. History The North Island Main Trunk ...

. Originally opened on 7 August 1913 as a "tablet station", and fully on 9 December 1913 as a siding and for staff and work trains (not a public station), the station closed on 14 February 2005 because it had the lowest patronage in Auckland. In July 2013, an extensive maintenance facility with stabling for 28 three-car trains was opened near the former station in preparation for the arrival of Auckland's new electric trains. The station is now used for train crew change in Wiri Depot Wiri is the start of the new

Third Main Line The Southern Line in Auckland, New Zealand is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Britomart Transport Centre in central Auckland and Pukekohe via Newmarket. Routing From Britomart to Newmarket, Southern Line servic ...

to be completed by 2024.

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