Ōrākei railway station in the Auckland suburb of
Remuera
Remuera is an affluent suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located four kilometres southeast of the city centre. Remuera is characterised by many large houses, often Edwardian era, Edwardian or mid 20th century. A prime example of a "leafy ...
is located on the
North Island Main Trunk
The North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) is the main railway line in the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the country's largest city, Auckland. The line is long, built to the New Zealand rail gauge of and ser ...
line in New Zealand.
Eastern Line services of the
Auckland railway network are the only services that regularly stop at the station. It has an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform (American English) or centre platform (British English)) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway inte ...
layout and can be reached by an overbridge from Ōrākei Road. It is backed by a car-park and a shopping complex.
History
The station was originally constructed, along with five others, in 1929 on the route of the Westfield Deviation, which was being built to divert the Auckland–Westfield section of the North Island Main Trunk line (NIMT) via a flatter, faster eastern route to link up with the original NIMT tracks at
Westfield Junction
Westfield Junction is a railway switching junction on the List of Auckland railway stations, Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is north of Otahuhu railway station, Otahuhu station and is surrounded by the industrial area of Westfie ...
.
The station was temporarily closed between March 2023 and January 2024 due to Stage 2 of the Rail Network Rebuild. The Eastern Line was temporarily closed between Ōtāhuhu and Britomart for major track renewal work and prepared the Eastern Line for the opening of the
City Rail Link. During this time, a
rail bus replacement was used instead of running trains.
Ōrākei Bay Village
From 2016 warehouses beside the station were converted for use as shops and a cinema, after a 2008 plan by the Redwood development group, for several skyscraper apartment buildings, green space and waterfront access, had been defeated. A plan limited to six stories was then discussed. It would have retained public access and amenities, and provided a covered train station.
Services
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of
Auckland Transport
Auckland Transport (AT) is the council-controlled organisation (CCO) of Auckland Council responsible for transport projects and services. It was established by section 38 of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009, and operates under ...
, operates suburban services between
Britomart and
Manukau
Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, ...
via this station. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:
*3 tph to Britomart
*3 tph to Manukau
Bus route 781 serves Ōrākei station.
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
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Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1930