Mangere Train Station
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Mangere
Train Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It had an offset side platform
layout with no connection between the two platforms. The northbound platform is disused.
. The station exit was close to the school.
Pupils going home would use Middlemore Train Station
, which is approximately 800 m to the south.
The station will close permanently on 9 December 2011. The closure was proposed due to the limited number of services (only four trains per day during the school term), the closeness of Middlemore Station, and the cost to upgrade the station to meet current standards. There was only very limited opposition from the public.
Mangere
Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre...
Train Station is on the Eastern and Southern Lines of the Auckland railway network. It had an offset side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
layout with no connection between the two platforms. The northbound platform is disused.
Partial Closure
Because of lack of patronage, from 25 October 2005 the only services stopping at the station were four south-bound morning peak services to set down passengers on school days only, for pupils of nearby King's CollegeKing's College, Auckland
King's College is an independent secondary school in New Zealand. It was originally a boys-only school but now also admits girls in the sixth and seventh forms . The school has strong links to the Anglican church; the Anglican Bishop of Auckland, and the Dean of Auckland are permanent members of...
. The station exit was close to the school.
Pupils going home would use Middlemore Train Station
Middlemore Train Station
Middlemore Railway Station is on the Southern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has side platforms on each of the northbound and southbound lines connected by a pedestrian level crossing at the south end of the platforms. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore...
, which is approximately 800 m to the south.
The station will close permanently on 9 December 2011. The closure was proposed due to the limited number of services (only four trains per day during the school term), the closeness of Middlemore Station, and the cost to upgrade the station to meet current standards. There was only very limited opposition from the public.