Newmarket Line
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The Newmarket Line is a railway line in
Southern Line, Western Line and Onehunga Line services of the Auckland rail network travel on this line.
The Newmarket Line was originally opened in 1873 as the northern portion of Auckland's first railway to Onehunga via Penrose. It was part of the North Island Main Trunk Railway until the Westfield Deviation opened in 1930.[3]
Since 1915, it has been fully
In 2007, the major junction that connects the Newmarket Line with the North Auckland Line was rebuilt into a 'wye junction', removing the time-consuming reversing backshunt needed to access the NAL to the north from the Newmarket Line, thus giving the line better access to Britomart Station. This was part of a big upgrade of rail infrastructure in Auckland, and the Newmarket Station and Junction was included in the stage one electrification of the network.
A new station,
See also
- North Island Main Trunk Line
- North Auckland Line
- Manukau Branch
- Onehunga Branch
- Riverhead Branch
- Waiuku/Mission Bush Branch
References
- ^ "Newmarket Line". Land Information New Zealand. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Geographic Name Proposal Report - Newmarket Line" (PDF). Land Information New Zealand. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ Yonge 1985, p. 3.
- ^ "The Parnell tunnel: An engineering feat". The Evening Post. 11 March 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Mary (14 March 2017). "Businesses and residents delighted with Parnell train station opening". Stuff. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
Bibliography
- Yonge, John (1985). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Third ed.). Quail Map Company. ISBN 090060932X.