Boston Road Train Station
| Boston Road Train Station MAXX Urban rail |
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 The station in 2007. Above: looking east. Below: looking west. |
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| Address | Auckland City | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°51′58″S 174°46′05″E / 36.8661629°S 174.7679543°E | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Baggage check | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1964 | |||||||||||||||
| Closed | 10 April 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | ONTRACK and ARTA | |||||||||||||||
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Boston Road Railway Station was on the Western Line of the Auckland Suburban Railway Network, near St Peter's College[1][2] and Auckland Grammar School. The station was below State Highway 1, one of the busiest motorways in New Zealand. At the southern end of the station is the north western wall of Mt Eden Prison. The station closed on 10 April 2010, the day after the opening of the new Grafton station, and has since been largely demolished.
Until the station itself was double-tracked to Mt Eden in 2005, morning trains ran on the right through the loop and afternoon trains on the left, avoiding the need for St Peter's and Grammar pupils to cross the line.
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[edit] History
- 1964: The station was created as a stopping place with only one daily service each way on school days. This stopping place was provided for students who travelled to St Peter's College and Auckland Grammar School by train.[3]
- 1993: The station became a full station, with all trains stopping here. This occurred because the new ex-Perth trains required new platforms, so unless the station was upgraded it would have to close. The council decided to upgrade the platforms and open the station to all passengers.[3]
- 2010: The station was relocated further east and renamed the Grafton Station.
[edit] Station move
ONTRACK reconstructed two road bridges just to the east of the station to allow double-tracking in the section towards Newmarket Train Station, and to prepare for electrification. As part of the project, the train station shifted several hundred meters to the northeast, between Park Road and Khyber Pass Road, where a new bus / train station was built. The station was renamed the Grafton station. This station is able to better serve the Central Connector and sites like the Auckland Hospital and the future development on the Lion Brewery site while still preserving direct access to their school for the hundreds of St Peter's College students who commute daily by train.[4][5]
[edit] History of Boston Rd station
For the history of the origins of the Boston Rd station see: St Peter's College, Auckland.
[edit] References
- ^ See article on St Peter's College for an account of the origin of the Boston Road Train Station.
- ^ Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008, pp. 7, 8, and 29.
- ^ a b Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line (2004) by Sean Millar
- ^ Newmarket's Western Line - Kingdon St to Boston Rd (from the 'ProjectDart.org.nz' website of ONTRACK. Accessed 2008-12-29.)
- ^ Newmarket Western Line Redevelopment (DART 2) Kingdon Street to Boston Road (September 2008 timeline flyer) (from the 'ProjectDart.org.nz' website of ONTRACK. Accessed 2008-12-29.)
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