Newmarket Train Station

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Overview
Newmarket
Year Established:	1873
Distance:	3.7 km from Britomart
Auckland Suburban Network
Lines Served:	Southern Line Western Line
Previous Station:	Britomart
Next Stations:	Boston Road via Western Line Remuera via Southern Line

Newmarket Train Station is located on the Southern and Western Lines of the Auckland Railway Network. The station has a Island platform layout. It can be reached by a ramp from Remuera Road (opposite Nuffield Street) and from the end of Joseph Banks Terrace by a pedestrian overbridge. The pedestrian overbridge to Broadway has recently been closed due to construction works.

1 History
2 Layout
3 Patronage
4 References

[edit] History

The railway station building was one of four Island platform style stations in Auckland designed and built by George Troup, Chief Engineer for the New Zealand Railways Department. The station was built in 1908, at the time of the installation of double tracks. The signal box further along the platform was built at the same time and is one of the few of that era in New Zealand still remaining on its original site and still in operation.

[edit] Layout

This station is located near Newmarket Junction, which is the junction of the Western and Southern Lines. However the design of the track layout is not very optimial for suburban train operations running on the Western Line. Trains coming from Britomart have to run past the junction to dock at this station. Then trains have to reverse back pass the junction into a special siding, which then allows the train to enter the Western Line via the junction and continue to the next station.

The station only has two platforms, despite the fact it serves two lines. For many years the all city-bound trains stopped at one platform, with outwards trains stopping at the other platform. This had been confusing for passengers as the outward-bound platform served all trains going via the Southern Line as well as the Western Line. This problem was solved by 'splitting' the platform into two. Southern Line trains would stop at the southern end of the platform, and Western Line would stop at the northern end. However the platform was short enough that this didn't always resolve the confusion.

In recent months however, the above practise has been been dropped due to the higher frequently of trains running through the station. Nowadays train control will direct trains to whichever platform is free at the time of arrival. This means any trains can dock at any platform without any prior planning. During the off-peak train control will usually follow the traditional practise, but during the peak this is not practicial due to operational issues. So passengers are often confused as to which train runs on which line.

[edit] Patronage

This station is the second busiest train station in Auckland, after Britomart.^[1] For this reason all express services stop at this station, including the Pukekohe and Waitakere expresses.

[edit] References

^ Passenger Railway Stations of Auckland's Southern Line 2005 by Sean Millar

Railway Stations on the Southern Line (Full List)
Britomart • Newmarket • Remuera • Greenlane • Ellerslie • Penrose • Westfield • Otahuhu • Mangere • Middlemore • Papatoetoe • Puhinui • Homai • Manurewa • Te Mahia • Takanini • Papakura • Pukekohe

Stations on the Western Line (Full List)
Britomart • Newmarket • Boston Road • Mt Eden • Kingsland • Morningside • Baldwin Ave • Mt Albert • Avondale • New Lynn • Fruitvale Road • Glen Eden • Sunnyvale • Henderson • Sturges Road • Ranui • Swanson • Waitakere

North Auckland Line

Westfield^{0 km}

- Southdown^{1 km} - Penrose^{3 km} - Ellerslie^{4 km} - Racecourse Platform^{5 km} - Greenlane^{6 km} - Remuera^{7 km} - Newmarket^{9 km} - Boston Road^{10 km} - Mount Eden^{11 km} - Kingsland^{12 km} - Morningside^{13 km} - Baldwin Avenue^{15 km} - Mount Albert^{16 km} - Avondale^{18 km} - St Georges^{19 km} - New Lynn^{20 km} - Fruitvale Road^{21 km} - Croydon Road^{22 km} - Glen Eden^{23 km} - Westbrook^{24 km} - Sunnyvale^{25 km} - Henderson^{27 km} - Sturges Road^{29 km} - Ranui^{30 km} - Swanson^{33 km} - Waitakere^{37 km} - Taupaki^{40 km} - Kumeu^{45 km} - Huapai^{47 km} - Waimauku^{51 km} - Rewiti^{55 km} - Woodhill^{58 km} - Wharepapa^{61 km} - Ohirangi^{64 km} - Helensville^{65 km} - Mount Rex^{69 km} - Punganui^{72 km} - Kaukapakapa^{75 km} - Kanohi^{78 km} - Makarau^{83 km} - Tahakeroa^{88 km} - Ahuroa^{96 km} - Woodcocks^{100 km} - Kaipara Flats^{105 km} - Tauhoa^{109 km} - Wayby^{114 km} - Wellsford^{120 km} - Te Hana^{125 km} - Topuni^{132 km} - Kaiwaka^{140 km} - Ranganui^{144 km} - Bickerstaffe^{148 km} - Maungaturoto^{151 km} - Huarau^{154 km} - Paparoa^{157 km} - Mareretu^{164 km} - Taipuha^{168 km} - Waikiekie^{174 km} - Waiotira^{180 km} - Tauraroa^{188 km} - Mangapai^{195 km} - Oakleigh^{200 km} - Portland^{204 km} - Whangarei^{214 km} - Town Hall^{215 km} - Mair^{217 km} - Kamo^{220 km} - Ruatangata^{221 km} - Kauri^{226 km} - Hikurangi^{232 km} - Waro^{234 km} - Otonga^{238 km} - Whakapara^{239 km} - Waiotu^{244 km} - Hukerenui^{247 km} - Akerama^{251 km} - Towai^{254 km} - Maromaku^{259 km} - Taikirau^{262 km} - Motatau^{267 km} - Opahi^{270 km} - Pokapu^{277 km} - Otiria^{281 km} - Opua Branch: (Moerewa^{284 km} - Kawakawa^{288 km} - Taumarere^{291 km} - Te Akeake - Opua^{299 km})