Fruitvale Road railway station

Railway station in New Zealand

36°54′39″S 174°40′02″E / 36.9107°S 174.6671°E / -36.9107; 174.6671Owned byKiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)Line(s)Western LinePlatformsSide platformsTracksMainline (2)ConstructionPlatform levels1ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationFare zoneWaitakereHistoryOpened28 September 1953Electrified25 kV installed^[1]Passengers2009808 passengers/day Services

Preceding station	Auckland Transport (Auckland One Rail)			Following station
New Lynn towards Waitematā		Western Line		Glen Eden towards Swanson

Fruitvale Road railway station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network. It is near local schools, including two major high schools.

The station was opened on 28 September 1953.^[2]

In 2006–2007, the station was closed over summer to be upgraded, and lengthened for 6-car trains.^[3]

The station is known as the final confirmed place of missing French teenager Eloi Rolland, who went missing from Piha on 7 March 2020.

Station name

It is named after a nearby road. The road is not very well known, thus new passengers will most likely have no idea which suburb this station serves. It has been proposed to rename it 'Kelston' since it is in that suburb. It is quite close to Kelston Shopping Centre, Kelston Girls' College and Kelston Deaf Education Centre.

References

^ "Auckland Electrifcation Map" (PDF). KiwiRail. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
^ Dearnaley, Mathew (21 December 2006). "No holiday from detours, closures on roads and rail". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2011.

Railway stations on the Western Line

Public transport in Auckland

Auckland Transport
Ticketing
- AT HOP card

Train

Lines	City Rail Link Eastern Line Onehunga Line Southern Line Western Line
Operator	Auckland One Rail
Infrastructure	Electrification List of Auckland railway stations

Bus

Operators	Bayes Coachlines Kinetic Group Go Bus NZ Bus Howick and Eastern Buses Pavlovich Transport Solutions Ritchies Transport Tranzurban Auckland Waiheke Bus Company
Infrastructure	Eastern Busway Northern Busway

Ferry

Operators	Belaire Ferries Explore Group Fullers360 SeaLink New Zealand
Infrastructure	Auckland Ferry Terminal List of Auckland ferries

Other

Italics denotes services yet to commence

v t e Whau, Auckland, New Zealand
Populated places	Avondale Blockhouse Bay Green Bay Kelston New Lynn New Windsor Rosebank
Geographic features	Motumānawa / Pollen Island Traherne Island Whau River
Facilities and attractions	Avondale Racecourse Hollywood Cinema Ken Maunder Park LynnMall Motu Manawa (Pollen Island) Marine Reserve New Lynn War Memorial Library Paradice Avondale
Infrastructure	Great North Road New Lynn to Avondale shared path Western Line Avondale St George's Street (former) New Lynn Fruitvale Road
Government	Auckland Council Whau Local Board Whau Ward
Organisations	Bay Olympic Lynn-Avon United A.F.C. West Auckland Admirals West Auckland Kiwi True Blues FC West End Rowing Club
Schools	Auckland International College (former) Avondale College Bay Olympic Glenavon School Green Bay High School Kelston Boys' High School Kelston Girls' College Ko Taku Reo: Deaf Education New Zealand