Henderson railway station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Henderson
Auckland Transport Urban rail
The station in 2010 with Railside Avenue running parallel at left
Location	Railside Avenue, Henderson, Waitakere City
Coordinates	36°52.8′S 174°37.8′E / 36.8800°S 174.6300°E / -36.8800; 174.6300
Owned by	KiwiRail (track and platforms) Auckland Transport (buildings)
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	Mainline (two)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
History
Opened	2 October 1880
Electrified	25 kV AC
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	2,372 passengers/day
Services
Preceding station   MAXX (Veolia)   Following station Sunnyvale toward Britomart Western Line Sturges Road toward Swanson

Henderson railway station is a major station on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is located near the town centre of Henderson, the western administration offices of Auckland Council, and a major shopping centre, WestCity Waitakere.

History

The station was opened on 2 October 1880 for goods and on 21 December 1880 for all services including passengers.

In 21 August 2010 a "Distributed Stabling Facility" was opened because locals objected to the proposal to open the facility at Ranui railway station. ARTA had proposed it as part of the upgrading of the network, to store up to 11 trains and to clean trains when out of service; with staff car parking and welfare facilities.

Major upgrade

A major upgrade of the station was completed on 24 October 2006. The station opened on 2 November 2006, 125 years after the railway first reached Henderson. It has an island platform. Stairs and escalators, enclosed in transparent panels, connect to an overhead walkway that connects to the council's office buildings and to the adjacent Railside Avenue.

Station name

It was proposed that the station be renamed Waitakere Central when it was upgraded because it was integrated with the then Waitakere City Council's new Civic Building. There were objections that there would be confusion with Waitakere railway station, also on the Western Line. Due to opposition to the name change, the station has Waitakere Central only as a subtitle. In practice, the station is never referred to by the name but the council uses it to refer to its premises, directly above the platforms.

Services

Transdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban train services between Swanson and Britomart.

Bus routes 14t, 14w, 120, 131, 133, 133x, 134, 138, 141, 142, 143, 146, 152, 154 and 162 arrive and depart from the transport interchange on Railside Avenue.