Line(s) Western Line Tracks Mainline (two) Opened 1881 | Platforms Island platform Platform levels 1 Level 1 | |
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Location Railside Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere City Owned by KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport Address Henderson, Auckland 0612, New Zealand Owners KiwiRail, Auckland Transport Similar Sturges Road Railway, Sunnyvale Railway Station, Avondale Railway Station, Glen Eden Railway Station, Baldwin Avenue Railway | ||
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Henderson Railway Station is a major station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is located near the town centre of Henderson, the western administration offices of Auckland Council, and a major shopping centre, Westfield WestCity.
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Major upgrade
A major upgrade of the station was completed on 24 October 2006. The station opened on 2 November 2006, 125 years after the railway first reached Henderson. It has an island platform. Stairs and escalators, enclosed in transparent panels, connect to an overhead walkway that connects to the council's office buildings and to the adjacent Railside Avenue.
Station name
It was proposed that the station be renamed Waitakere Central when it was upgraded because it was integrated with the then Waitakere City Council's new Civic Building. Some people said that the name should be left as it is since it is the name of the local area. It was claimed that there would be confusion with Waitakere station, also on the Western Line. Due to opposition to the name change, the station has Waitakere Central only as a subtitle.