Westbrook railway station, Auckland

Westbrook railway station was a station on the Western Line in Auckland, New Zealand, between Waikomiti station and Glen Eden station.[1] It was opened on 6 September 1957.[2] It was closed at the same time as the Croydon Road and St George's Street 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]

Westbrook
Auckland Transport Urban rail
Westbrook railway station in 1959
General information
Coordinates36°54′21″S 174°38′23″E / 36.90574°S 174.63965°E / -36.90574; 174.63965
Line(s)Western Line
PlatformsSide platform
Construction
Platform levels1
History
Opened1957
Closed1980
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)
Following station
Glen Eden
towards Waitematā
Western Line Sunnyvale
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

See also

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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. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. ^ Western Leader, 26 August 1980, front page.