Fruitvale Road railway station
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Fruitvale Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Waitakere City | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°54′40″S 174°40′01″E / 36.911°S 174.667°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1953 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25kV installed[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 808 passengers/day | |||||||||||||||
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Fruitvale Road Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.
In 2006/2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.[2]
Station Name
It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it 'Kelston' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre, Kelston Girls' High School and Kelston Deaf Education Centre.
References
- ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Dearnaley, Mathew (21 December 2006). "No holiday from detours, closures on roads and rail". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
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