Meadowbank railway station, Auckland

Meadowbank railway station is located on the North Island Main Trunk 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 layout and can be reached by an overbridge at the corner of Purewa Road and Manapau Street where there is a carpark.

Meadowbank
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station in January 2018, seen from the pedestrian footbridge, looking toward Auckland CBD
General information
Location	Meadowbank, Auckland
Coordinates	36.866301°S 174.820762°E / -36.866301; 174.820762
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by	Auckland One Rail
Line(s)	Eastern Line
Platforms	Island platform (P1 & P2)
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Isthmus
History
Opened	21 July 1947
Electrified	25 kV AC 15 September 2014
Passengers
CY 2018	329,390[1]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail) Following station Ōrākei towards Britomart Eastern Line Glen Innes towards Manukau
Location

History

The station opened on 21 July 1947,^[2] replacing the Purewa railway station which was located next to the Purewa Cemetery.

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 to prepare the Eastern Line for the opening of the City Rail Link.^[3]

Services

Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services between Britomart and Manukau via Meadowbank. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is:^[4]

• 3 tph to Britomart
• 3 tph to Manukau

Bus route 782 serves Meadowbank station.^[5]

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations