The other four stations are located in central Auckland on the new City Rail Link line. The Paerātā Railway Station will be close to the Paerātā Rise development and the Paerātā community.
Ngākōroa Train Station, which will serve the rapidly expanding residential region nearby, is named after a nearby stream of cultural importance. They are Drury Railway Station, Ngākōroa Railway Station, and Paerātā Railway Station, respectively.ĭrury Train Station will serve the township of Drury, which was given its name in honour of Commander Byron Drury of the survey ship HMS Pandora. Three of the new stations will be built between Papakura and Pukekohe, south of Auckland. The concepts for the railway station names were conceived by KiwiRail, City Rail Link Ltd, and Auckland Transport and went through a public consultation process. “The use of these new names will also help to re-establish cultural connection and identity when used by the public.”
“The new names will help connect the railway stations to the local history of the areas they serve,” he said. The seventh railway station, Drury in South Auckland, recognises the place being serviced by the new station. Seven Auckland railway stations are getting new names, including the city’s busiest train station, Britomart.Īnselm Haanen, Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa New Zealand Geographic chairperson, said six of the seven railway stations - two in South Auckland and four in central Auckland - were gifts from mana whenua.
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