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Croydon Road railway station

Coordinates: 36°54′41″S 174°39′35″E / 36.9115°S 174.6597°E / -36.9115; 174.6597
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Croydon Road
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Croydon Road railway station in 1959
General information
Coordinates36°54′41″S 174°39′35″E / 36.9115°S 174.6597°E / -36.9115; 174.6597
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platform
Construction
Platform levels1
History
Opened1911
Closed1980
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Fruitvale Road
towards Waitematā
Western Line Glen Eden
towards Swanson
Western Line
Helensville
Mill Road
Waimauku Station Road
Waimauku
State Highway 16 NZ.svg SH 16 Main Road
Huapai
Waitakere Road
Taupaki Road
Waitakere
Waitakere Road
Waitakere Tunnel (274m)
Christian Road
Swanson
(
end of suburban
services
)
North Candia Road
Rānui
Metcalfe Road
Sturges Road
Sturges Road
Henderson Valley Road
Henderson
Bruce McLaren Road
Sunnyvale
Seymour Road
Glen Eden
West Coast Road
Fruitvale Road
Titirangi Road
New Lynn
Hetana Street
Portage Road
St Georges Road
Chalmers Street
St Jude Street
Avondale
Blockhouse Bay Road
Mount Albert
Carrington Road
Baldwin Avenue
Rossgrove Terrace
Asquith Avenue
St Lukes Road
Morningside
Morningside Drive
Kingsland
Sandringham Road
George Street
Porters Avenue
Maungawhau
Mount Eden Road
Normanby Road
Boston Road
Grafton
Park Road
Davis Crescent
Broadway
Newmarket
Newmarket Junction
Cowie Street
Parnell
Parnell Rise
Ronayne Street
The Strand
Waitematā
(Auckland)

Croydon Road railway station was a train station in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] It opened circa December 1911.[2] It was on the Western Line and was between Fruitvale Road station and Glen Eden station. The station closed at the same time as the St George's Street and Westbrook stations, also on the Western Line, on a six-month trial basis on 18 August 1980,[3] with the closure being made permanent on 16 August 1981.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rails magazine, September 1980, p.14
  2. ^ a b Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Western Leader, 26 August 1980, front page.

See also

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