Puhinui railway station

Puhinui
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Puhinui Interchange as seen in 2021 during an opening day on 26 July
General information
LocationPapatoetoe, Auckland
Coordinates36°59′21″S 174°51′21″E / 36.989082°S 174.855706°E / -36.989082; 174.855706
Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated byAuckland One Rail
Line(s)Eastern Line
Southern Line
Te Huia
PlatformsIsland platform
TracksMainline (4)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleYes (Lifts)
Other information
Station codePHU
Fare zoneManukau North/Manukau South (overlap)
History
Opened29 June 1925
Rebuilt26 July 2021
Electrified25 kV AC[1]
Passengers
2011676 passengers/weekday[2]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Papatoetoe
towards Waitematā
Eastern Line Manukau
Terminus
Southern Line Homai
towards Pukekohe
Preceding station KiwiRail Following station
Auckland Strand
Terminus
Te Huia Papakura

Puhinui railway station is a station of the Auckland rail network and is located in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. Passenger services on the Eastern Line and Southern Line use the station. It is accessed from Puhinui Road from both sides of the tracks via a pedestrian bridge located at the site of a former level crossing (Puhinui Road itself now crosses on a bridge approximately 120m north of the pedestrian bridge). This is the nearest public transport access to the main cemetery for South Auckland; Manukau cemetery at 361 Puhinui Road, Wiri.

South of this station, Eastern Line and Southern Line services diverge, the Eastern onto the Manukau Branch which terminates at Manukau. The Southern continues south via Homai toward Papakura.

  1. ^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  2. ^ Auckland Transport Board Meeting (20 November 2012) Agenda Item 10(i) "Rail Electrification Extension" Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine p. 16