Middlemore railway station
Middlemore | |||||||||||||||
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Middlemore railway station looking from the bridge at the northern end | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Middlemore | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°57.8′S 174°50.3′E / 36.9633°S 174.8383°E | ||||||||||||||
| System | Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Auckland One Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Lines | Eastern Line Southern Line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (P1 & P3) Side platform (P2) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (Lifts) | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Northern Manukau | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 20 July 1947[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | April 2014[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 3,055 passengers/weekday[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Middlemore railway station is on the Southern Line and Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station consists of an island platform and a side platform connected by two pedestrian overbridges. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore Hospital.
History
The North Island Main Trunk line through South Auckland was opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and Mercer Railway, built by Brogden & Co,[4] who extended it from Penrose.[5] Duplication of the tracks was completed in December 1927.[6]
In 1943, during World War II, construction commenced on a 300-bed[7] hospital in Ōtāhuhu. It was built to accommodate sick and injured servicemen from the war in the Pacific and known as the Ōtāhuhu Military Hospital. After the war in the Pacific ended it became a civilian hospital, administered by the Auckland Hospital Board.[8] The board decided in 1944 that the hospital would be known as Middlemore Hospital,[9] the name of the Thompson family farm close to where the hospital was built, referencing a family member from the 18th Century.[10]
Middlemore Station opened in July 1947[11], shortly after the hospital opened.[12]
In September 2007, Counties Manukau District Health Board, ARTNL and ARTA opened a new railway footbridge and staff walkway at the station. The footbridge provides safer access to Middlemore Hospital from the staff carpark.
As part of the 2007 New Zealand budget it was announced that the station would be electrified. By January 2014 wires had been installed.[13] In July 2015 electric trains began operating all passenger services.
In 2023, KiwiRail commenced an upgrade at Middlemore station. The station upgrade included building a new third platform to service the third main line. As part of the third platform construction, Platform 1 was converted from a side platform into an island platform. The upgrade was completed in 2025.[14][15]
Services
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Manukau, and Pukekohe via Middlemore. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:[16][17]
- 6 tph to Britomart, consisting of:
- 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line)
- 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line)
- 3 tph to Manukau
- 3 tph to Pukekohe
Bus routes 314 and 321 serve Middlemore Station.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 16
- ^ "OPENING OF THE Auckland and Mercer Railway FOR TRAFFIC. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 May 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "DISTRICTS OPENED BY THE RAILWAY—APPEARANCE OF THE COUNTRY. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 May 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "TWIN TRACKS. PAPATOETOE TO PAPAKURA. DUPLICATED LINE COMPLETED". Auckland Star. 30 March 1931.
- ^ "SCHEME CRITICISED". Waikato Times. 24 August 1943.
- ^ "Otahuhu hospital. Post war purpose". New Zealand Herald. 10 December 1943.
- ^ "Middlemore Hospital". New Zealand Herald. 2 May 1944.
- ^ "Māngere Bridge, Māngere East and Favona Built Heritage Survey" (PDF). Auckland Council. June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Dow, Derek (16 April 1997). "No bogeys at hospital's 150 year anniversary". New Zealand Doctor: 57. ISSN 0114-1422.
- ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Middlemore". KiwiRail. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Middlemore Station Upgrade" (PDF). KiwiRail. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Southern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Eastern Line" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Southern Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 17 November 2024.