Maungawhau Station

Maungawhau is the redeveloped Mt Eden Station, part of the City Rail Link project. Mt Eden Station was one of the older stations in Auckland, opening in 1880. The station was initially a shack on the side of the tracks before a centre island platform and building was completed in 1912.

The name Maungawhau was gifted by mana whenua Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. It reflects its namesake, Maungawhau, which is visible from the station. Maungawhau literally translates to mountain (maunga) of the cork tree (whau). The design of the station includes volcanic basalt inserts to reference the atua Mataoho.

Maungawhau was not initially part of the City Rail Link plans. Instead, a new Newton Station was proposed beneath Symonds Street. However, during 2014 the decision was made to instead upgrade capacity of Mt Eden Station. Cost-savings and less disruption were cited as the reason, as well as more opportunity for regeneration around the station. Once open, the trip from Maungawhau to Waitematā Station (Britomart) will be less than ten minutes, and able to serve thousands of passengers a day.

In the coming years, 100,000 square metres of land will be redeveloped which provides an opportunity to connect the station to the broader Uptown community.