Kingsland railway station, Auckland
Kingsland railway station is a station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station sits parallel to the Kingsland township, and is located 400m from Eden Park, the major rugby and cricket stadium in Auckland, and the home ground of New Zealand's national rugby team, the All Blacks.
Kingsland | |||||||||||
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| Auckland Transport urban rail | |||||||||||
Kingsland station in 2014 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36.872523°S 174.744641°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | Main line (2) | ||||||||||
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| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KGL | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 March 1880 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV AC | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,085 passengers/day | ||||||||||
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The station's proximity to Eden Park means that it often functions as a terminus for stadium-goers, with dedicated services utilising both tracks to shuttle people into and out of Kingsland. Signalling was upgraded in 2011 to assist with this.
Kingsland Station used to consist of a single platform, and was situated further east of its present location, but in 2004 it was relocated as part of the Auckland rail network's double-tracking project. The old station's platform was demolished, but its shelter was retained and is now used by the Glenbrook Vintage Railway.
The station now utilises a side platform configuration for each direction of travel and is accessible from New North Road and Sandringham Road. An overbridge enables transfer between platforms, and a subway links the northbound platform to the Eden Park end of Sandringham Road.