Manukau Branch

Manukau Branch
The trenched approach to Manukau station, the terminus, seen from the west.
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Termini
Stations1
Service
TypeUrban rail
ServicesEastern Line
Operator(s)Auckland One Rail
Rolling stockAM class EMU
Daily ridership1,650 (April 2018)
History
Opened15 April 2012
Technical
Line length2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Track length2.5
Number of tracksTwo
CharacterUrban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV AC 2014
Route map

North Island Main Trunk
WellingtonBritomart
Puhinui
Plunket Ave
Lambie Drive
Manukau

The Manukau Branch is a 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) spur railway line off the North Island Main Trunk railway from Wiri to Manukau City Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the first fully new section of railway line constructed in Auckland since the Eastern Line in 1930. From Manukau, the branch connects to the NIMT in the north facing direction only.

The estimated cost of the project was $50 million. Construction began in June 2008 with completion expected in late 2011. However, due to other work on the Auckland network taking priority, completion was rescheduled for April 2012. Station works were reported essentially finished by October 2011, and the line opened on 15 April 2012.