Penrose railway station is a station at
Penrose,
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
, on the
Southern Line and
Onehunga Line
The Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand, is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Newmarket and Onehunga.
Routing
From Newmarket, Onehunga Line services follow the North Auckland Line (NAL) to Penrose, where t ...
of the
Auckland railway network, New Zealand. It is equipped with 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 ...
reached by pedestrian bridges from
Great South Road and Station Road, and 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, ...
on Station Road.
Penrose station is at the junction of 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 Province, Auckland Provincial Government and opened from Penrose Train Station, Penrose to Onehunga Train Station ...
railway with the
North Auckland railway. The Onehunga Branch is single-track with no south-going junction at Penrose, and passengers transferring between Onehunga Line and Southern Line services must use the bridge on the Station Road side to cross from one platform to the other. In 2018, Platform Three was lengthened to enable six-car trains to stop at the platform.
In April 2011, the island platform was lengthened to accommodate longer suburban passenger trains, by raising the height of the platform around the old station building. On 28 April 2011, passenger trains began stopping under the station building shelter for the first time since 1993.
Penrose station is near
Mount Smart Stadium
Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League a ...
, a major sports stadium.
Services
Auckland One Rail
Auckland One Rail is a train operator that commenced operating services under contract to Auckland Transport in January 2022. They are the operator of the trains in the Auckland suburban rail network. The Conglomerate is a 50/50 joint venture ...
, 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 to
Britomart,
Onehunga
Onehunga is a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand and the location of the Port of Onehunga, the city's small port on the Manukau Harbour. It is south of the city centre, close to the volcanic cone of Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill.
Onehunga is ...
, and
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Puke ...
via Ellerslie. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:
*3 tph to Britomart
*3 tph to Pukekohe
*2 tph to Newmarket
*2 tph to Onehunga
Bus routes 66, 298 and 321 serve Penrose station.
On 24 June 2022, the
Onehunga line
The Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand, is the name given to suburban train services that operate between Newmarket and Onehunga.
Routing
From Newmarket, Onehunga Line services follow the North Auckland Line (NAL) to Penrose, where t ...
was shortened to terminate at Newmarket due to a reduction of platforms at Britomart for
City Rail Link
The City Rail Link (CRL) is a rail project currently under construction in Auckland, New Zealand. The project consists of a double-track rail tunnel underneath Auckland's city centre, between Britomart and Maungawhau (Mount Eden) railway st ...
construction.
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 ...
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Public transport in Auckland
Public transport in Auckland, the largest Ranked list of New Zealand urban areas, metropolitan area of New Zealand, consists of three transport mode, modes: bus, heavy rail, train and ferry. Services are coordinated by Auckland Transport (AT ...
References
External links
Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1873
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