Glen Eden Railway Station
Glen Eden | ||||||||||||||||
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| Auckland Transport Urban rail | ||||||||||||||||
 The station from the West. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Waitakere City | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°54.6′S 174°39.2′E / 36.9100°S 174.6533°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (two) | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1880 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25kV AC[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Traffic | ||||||||||||||||
| Passengers (2009) | 1,543 passengers/day | |||||||||||||||
| Services | ||||||||||||||||
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Glen Eden Railway Station is located on the Western Line of the Auckland Railway Network, New Zealand. The station house is a local historical landmark that was restored in 2001. A cafe is located in the old station building.
When first opened, one of the station's functions was to service the nearby Waikumete Cemetery. Special trains ran from Auckland on Sundays carrying the deceased and their entourage, and a dedicated platform was constructed to serve these trains.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ H. J. Hansen and F. J. Neil, Tracks in the North (Auckland: H. J. Hansen, 1992), 100.
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