Middlemore railway station

Middlemore railway station is on the Southern Line and Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station has side platforms on the northbound and southbound lines connected by a pedestrian level crossing at the south end of the platforms. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore Hospital.

Middlemore
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Looking northwest from the footbridge.
General information
LocationMiddlemore
Coordinates36°57.8′S 174°50.3′E / 36.9633°S 174.8383°E / -36.9633; 174.8383
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated byAuckland One Rail
Line(s)Eastern Line
Southern Line
PlatformsSide platforms
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes (Lifts)
Other information
Fare zoneManukau North
History
Opened20 July 1947[1]
Electrified25 kV AC[2]
Passengers
20113,055 passengers/weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Ōtāhuhu
towards Waitematā
Eastern Line Papatoetoe
towards Manukau
Southern Line Papatoetoe
towards Pukekohe

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Middlemore Station from platform level.

In September 2007, Counties Manukau District Health Board, ARTNL and ARTA opened a new railway footbridge and staff walkway at the station. The footbridge provides safer access to Middlemore Hospital from the staff carpark.

In 2023, KiwiRail commenced an upgrade at Middlemore station. The station upgrade will include building a new third platform to service the third main line. The new platform will be located on an island platform. The island platform is an extension of the current platform 1. The upgrade is expected to be completed in 2025.[4][5]

Services

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Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Waitematā, Manukau, Papakura and Pukekohe via Middlemore. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:[6][7]

  • 6 tph to Waitematā, consisting of:
    • 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line)
    • 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line)
  • 3 tph to Manukau
  • 3 tph to Papakura

Bus routes 314 and 321 serve Middlemore Station.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 16
  4. ^ "Middlemore". KiwiRail. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Middlemore Station Upgrade" (PDF). KiwiRail. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Eastern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 19 March 2023.