Henderson Railway Station

Henderson
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The new station in 2010.
Location	Railside Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere City
Coordinates	36°52.8′S 174°37.8′E / 36.8800°S 174.6300°E
Owned by	KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	Mainline (two)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1881
Electrified	25kV AC[1]
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	2,372 passengers/day
Services
KiwiRail   Preceding station   Auckland Transport   Following station Sunnyvale toward Britomart Western Line Sturges Road toward Swanson

Henderson Railway Station is a major station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is located near the town centre of Henderson and the new Council offices, as well as a major shopping centre, Westfield WestCity.

Major upgrade

A major upgrade of the station was completed on 24 October 2006. The new station opened on 2 November 2006, 125 years after the railway first reached Henderson. The new station has an island platform and a new enclosed glass footbridge connecting it to the Auckland Council office buildings.^[2]

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, the terminus of most Western Line services. Due to opposition to the name change, the station has Waitakere Central only as a subtitle.

Trivia

The concourse area usually plays loud classical music, possibly to discourage loitering.

See also

• List of Auckland railway stations

References

1. "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) Rail newsletter issue 29