Middlemore railway station
Train station in Auckland, New Zealand
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Middlemore railway station is on the South City Line and East West Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. The station consists of an island platform and a side platform connected by two pedestrian overbridges. Access to the station is via Hospital Road: it is next to Middlemore Hospital.
New Zealand
Auckland Transport (buildings)
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Middlemore railway station looking from the bridge at the northern end | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Middlemore, Auckland New Zealand | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°57.8′S 174°50.3′E | |||||||||||||||
| System | Auckland Transport Urban rail | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings) | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Auckland One Rail | |||||||||||||||
| Line | North Island Main Trunk | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 662.28 km (411.52 mi) from Wellington[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Island platform (P1 & P3) Side platform (P2) | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Mainline (3) | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (Lifts) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Northern Manukau | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 20 July 1947[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | April 2014[3] | |||||||||||||||
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| 2011 | 3,055 passengers/weekday[4] | |||||||||||||||
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History
The North Island Main Trunk line through South Auckland was opened on 20 May 1875, as part of the Auckland and Mercer Railway, built by Brogden & Co,[5] who extended it from Penrose.[6] Duplication of the tracks was completed in December 1927.[7]
In 1943, during World War II, construction commenced on a 300-bed[8] hospital in Ōtāhuhu. It was built to accommodate sick and injured servicemen from the war in the Pacific and known as the Ōtāhuhu Military Hospital. After the war in the Pacific ended it became a civilian hospital, administered by the Auckland Hospital Board.[9] The board decided in 1944 that the hospital would be known as Middlemore Hospital,[10] the name of the Thompson family farm close to where the hospital was built, referencing a family member from the 18th Century.[11]
Middlemore Station opened in July 1947[12], shortly after the hospital opened.[13]
In September 2007, Counties Manukau District Health Board, ARTNL and ARTA opened a new railway footbridge and staff walkway at the station. The footbridge provides safer access to Middlemore Hospital from the staff carpark.
As part of the 2007 New Zealand budget it was announced that the station would be electrified. By January 2014 wires had been installed.[14] In July 2015 electric trains began operating all passenger services.
In 2023, KiwiRail commenced an upgrade at Middlemore station. The station upgrade included building a new third platform to service the third main line. As part of the third platform construction, Platform 1 was converted from a side platform into an island platform. The upgrade was completed in 2025.[15][16]
Services
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates East West and South City Line services.[17]