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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 route map
0.0
Waitematā (Auckland)
The Strand
Ronayne Street
Parnell Rise
Cowie Street
3.7
Newmarket
Newmarket Junction
Broadway
Davis Crescent
Park Road
Southern motorway (State Highway 1)
Normanby Road
Mount Eden Road
Porters Avenue
George Street
Sandringham Road
Morningside Drive
St Lukes Road
Asquith Avenue
Rossgrove Terrace
Carrington Road
Blockhouse Bay Road
St Jude Street
Chalmers Street
St Georges Road
Portage Road
Hetana Street
Titirangi Road
West Coast Road
Seymour Road
Bruce McLaren Road
Henderson Valley Road
Sturges Road
Metcalfe Road
North Candia Road
Swanson (end of suburban services)
Christian Road
274m Waitakere Tunnel
Waitakere Road
Taupaki Road
Waitakere Road
Waimauku Station Road
Mill Road

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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