|
Avondale Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. Relocated in 2008, the station can be accessed from St Jude St, Layard St, and Crayford St. The proposed Avondale–Southdown Line would connect to the Western Line just east of the station. == History == * 1880: Opened as one of the original stations on the North Auckland Line.〔''Railway Stations of Auckland's Western Line'' (2004) by Sean Millar〕 The station was known as Whau for the first two years of its existence.〔''Avondale Te Whau Heritage Walks'' (Auckland: Auckland City Council, ())〕 * 1882: A post office opened as part of the station.〔 * 1912: The post office closed.〔 * 1914: The platform was upgraded to an island platform layout with a new building on the new platform.〔 * 1915: A signal box was added.〔 * 1966: The line to Morningside was double-tracked.〔 * 1967: The signal box was removed after this section changed to centralised traffic control.〔 * 1993: The platform was raised to meet the requirements of ex-Perth trains.〔 * 1995: The station building was relocated to Swanson.〔 * 2008: The footbridge was demolished, the platform removed and a temporary station erected 50m to the east of the site. * 2010: A new station was constructed and the line double-tracked westward beyond Avondale. The station opened on 14 June. * 2014: Platforms extended to 150m from 143m for the new electric AM〔New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit〕 class EMU trains. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avondale Railway Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|