Papatoetoe railway station

Papatoetoe railway station is on the Southern Line and Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It is between Station Road and Shirley Road, across the street from Papatoetoe West School, and has an island platform layout.

History


Papatoetoe was originally called Papatoitoi, a corruption of its true name. The name was corrected in 1907, by the New Zealand Railways Department, because of the obvious discrepancy with the town it served, which has always been spelt as "Papatoetoe".

The station was first opened in 1875, at a site near the modern-day Station Road bridge. In 1919, the station building was substantially extended. The station building was closed in 1987, and removed from the site in 1999.

In 2005, the 1920 railway pedestrian bridge was moved from the site, becoming the Aerovista Footbridge along the Puhinui Creek in Wiri.

Old station building
The old station building, restored by the Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust, was moved to the corner of Station Road, Shirley Road, Tavern Lane & St George Street and repurposed into a café, opening on 31 October 2004. Parts of this building dated back to 1875.

The old station is an integral part of the area's history, with Old Papatoetoe developing as a commercial centre.

Services
Auckland One Rail, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services to Waitematā, Manukau, Papakura and Pukekohe via Papatoetoe. The typical weekday off-peak timetable is:
 * 6 tph to Waitematā, consisting of:
 * 3 tph via Glen Innes (Eastern Line)
 * 3 tph via Penrose and Newmarket (Southern Line)
 * 3 tph to Manukau
 * 3 tph to Papakura

Bus routes 31, 36 and 313 serve Papatoetoe station.