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'''Sylvia Park train station''' is recently opened station on the Eastern line of the passenger rail network in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. It serves the recently opened [[Sylvia Park]] mall and the surrounding suburb of [[Mount Wellington, New Zealand|Mount Wellington] |
'''Sylvia Park train station''' is the recently opened station on the Eastern line of the passenger rail network in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. It serves the recently opened [[Sylvia Park]] mall and the surrounding suburb of [[Mount Wellington, New Zealand|Mount Wellington]. Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the mall <ref name="Kiwi Income Properties Media Release: Railway station gets the green light at Sylvia Park">{{cite web|url=http://www.maxx.co.nz/media_releases.html?releaseid=3956082d-f206-b719-3dfe-c3304aa25f06|access date=March 2007|title=Kiwi Income Properties Media Release: Railway station gets the green light at Sylvia Park}}</ref> and built by ARTNL/[[ARTA]]. |
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The new station opened |
The new station opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007. The shopping centre will provide 200 10-trip tickets for centre employees to allow them to test the public transport option.<ref name="SYLVRAIL">''[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=77&objectid=10449017 Next stop, shopping ... big centre gets its own rail station]'' - ''[[New Zealand Herald]]'', Monday 02 July 2007</ref> |
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<ref name="NZH">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=296&objectid=10448380|title=Train temptations|author=[[New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2007-06-28}}</ref>. The station cost NZ$5 million to build.<ref name="NZH" /> |
<ref name="NZH">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=296&objectid=10448380|title=Train temptations|author=[[New Zealand Herald]]|accessdate=2007-06-28}}</ref>. The station cost NZ$5 million to build.<ref name="NZH" /> |
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Revision as of 03:16, 5 October 2007
| Sylvia Park | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Year Established: | 2007 (Current Station)
1930 (Previous Station) |
| Distance: | 15.1 km from Britomart |
| Auckland Suburban Network | |
| Lines Served: | Eastern Line |
| Previous Station: | Panmure |
| Next Station: | Westfield |
Sylvia Park train station is the recently opened station on the Eastern line of the passenger rail network in Auckland, New Zealand. It serves the recently opened Sylvia Park mall and the surrounding suburb of [[Mount Wellington, New Zealand|Mount Wellington]. Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the mall [1] and built by ARTNL/ARTA.
The new station opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007. The shopping centre will provide 200 10-trip tickets for centre employees to allow them to test the public transport option.[2] [3]. The station cost NZ$5 million to build.[3]
Services
Services will be provided half-hourly during peak times.[2]
Previous station
An earlier station was opened at the site in the 1930s and closed during the World War II period (1940-1945), due to American government buying the land next to the railway and using it for army sheds.
External links
- Auckland Regional Transport Authority
- Kiwi Income Property Trust on Sylvia Park
- Sylvia Park Official Website
References
- ^ "Kiwi Income Properties Media Release: Railway station gets the green light at Sylvia Park".
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|access date=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Next stop, shopping ... big centre gets its own rail station - New Zealand Herald, Monday 02 July 2007
- ^ a b New Zealand Herald. "Train temptations". Retrieved 2007-06-28.
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