Rānui railway station is located on the
Western Line of the
Auckland rail network in New Zealand. It serves the communities of Rānui and Pooks Road, in the
West Auckland suburb of
Rānui
Rānui is a suburb of West Auckland, New Zealand, which is under the local governance of Auckland Council. The area is densely populated but close to the western fringe of the Auckland urban area.
The word 'rānui' in Māori means 'midday'.
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The station was opened on 16 November 1925.
Services
Western Line suburban train services, between
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and
Waitematā, are provided by
Auckland One Rail on behalf of
Auckland Transport.
In 2017 local residents complained about the number of assaults at the station and the threatening characters "hanging around" the station, which led to security staff being stationed there for a period.
Stabling project
As part of upgrades to Auckland's urban rail network,
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had proposed building a stabling yard to store up to 11 trains to the west of the station. The yard was to be used to clean trains when out of service, and there were to be staff car parking and welfare facilities. Due to opposition from locals this was abandoned and the stabling yard was moved to Henderson.
See also
*
List of Auckland railway stations
References
Rail transport in Auckland
Railway stations in New Zealand
Railway stations opened in 1925
Buildings and structures in Auckland
West Auckland, New Zealand
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 1920s
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