Helensville railway station
Helensville | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railway Street, Helensville, Auckland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°40′19″S 174°27′02″E / 36.671857°S 174.450484°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Helensville Railway Station Trust | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Auckland Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 18 July 1881 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 12 June 1987 | ||||||||||
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Helensville railway station formerly served the town of Helensville, 60.47 km (37.57 mi) northwest of Auckland Strand, in the North Island of New Zealand. It was a stop on the North Auckland Line, and was the next major station north of Waitākere. Occasionally it was called the Helensville North Railway Station.
Though closed in 1987 (reopened from Monday 14 July 2008 to Thursday 24 December 2009), the site still features the 1882 wooden building, which has been restored, and has a shunting yard and KiwiRail Network depot. The platform was modernised in 2007 as part of a trial to reintroduce a commuter train service to Auckland.
There is an old steam locomotive (an NZR D class), on loan from MOTAT, at the entrance to the platform from the station car park. It worked on NZR until 1923, at Whakatu freezing works until 1960 and was moved to Helensville in 2000. There is also a model railway and museum at the station and a cafe and shop.
As well as the station, three tracks and the engine-turning triangle remain.