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Morningside Railway Station

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Location
  
Auckland City

Platforms
  
Island platform

Platform levels
  
1

Level
  
1

Line(s)
  
Western Line

Tracks
  
Mainline (2)

Opened
  
1880

Morningside Railway Station

Owned by
  
KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport

Address
  
Kingsland, Auckland 1021, New Zealand

Owners
  
KiwiRail, Auckland Transport

Similar
  
Baldwin Avenue Railway, Kingsland Railway Station, Newmarket Railway Station - N, Westfield St Lukes, Mount Eden Railway

Morningside Railway Station is a station on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network. It has an island platform and is accessed via a level crossing on Morningside Drive and by an underpass from New North Road.

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History

  • 1880: It opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.
  • 1914: A signal box was established here.
  • 1966: The line between Morningside and Avondale was partially double-tracked and the platform was upgraded to an island platform layout.
  • 1993: The platform was modified slightly to meet the requirements of new ex-Perth trains.
  • 2009: An upgraded station was opened.
  • 2013: In February, a woman in a wheelchair which was stuck in the tracks was rescued from the path of an approaching train.
  • 2014: Electrification infrastructure installed as part of the electrification of Auckland's railway network.

    • Bus Transfers

    Morningside Station is served by bus routes 220, 221, 222, 223 and 224.

    In media

    Morningside Station was featured in the music video for Lorde's song "Royals".

    References

    Morningside Railway Station Wikipedia
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