Orakei Railway Station

Orakei
Auckland Transport Urban rail
File:Orakei Railway Station.jpg The station in 2013, looking westwards.
Location	Orakei Road, Orakei, Auckland
Coordinates
Owned by	KiwiRail and Auckland Transport
Line(s)	Eastern Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	1930
Electrified	25kV AC
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	983 passengers/weekday
Services
KiwiRail   Preceding station   Transdev Auckland   Following station Britomart Terminus Eastern Line Meadowbank toward Manukau

Orakei Railway Station in the Auckland suburb of Orakei is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge from Orakei Road. It is backed by a car-park and a shopping complex.

Overview

The Redwood development group is currently (2008) planning to substantially redevelop the area around the railway station. A plan with several skyscraper-style apartment buildings (and in turn providing substantial green space and waterfront access to the public) met with substantial local protest. A more scaled-back plan was then proposed which limits the buildings to six storeys and is currently being discussed. It would retain public access and amenities, and also provide a covered new train station.

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Britomart, Manukau and Papakura via Orakei. Until 7 December 2014, the basic weekday off-peak timetable is:

• 3 tph to Britomart
• 2 tph to Papakura
• 1 tph to Manukau

On 8 December 2014, a new timetable will be introduced. All Eastern Line trains will now terminate at Manukau; passengers heading towards Papakura will need to transfer to the Southern Line at Otahuhu or Puhinui. The new basic weekday off-peak timetable will be:

• 3 tph to Britomart
• 3 tph to Manukau