Pukekohe Train Station

The railway station at Pukekohe serves as the southern terminus of Auckland’s Southern Line passenger rail network. Beyond the station, the North Island Main Trunk line continues south to Wellington, where it serves goods trains, commuter trains to Hamilton, and the Northern Explorer excursion train. The track between Papakura and Pukekohe is currently the only section of the Southern Line not electrified, so a diesel train service shuttles passengers between the two points.

The main railway line from Ōtāhuhu arrived in the Pukekohe area in 1873, but the present station only opened on 20 May 1875, at which time it exclusively serviced passengers. The arrival of the railway began a gradual transition of the town’s centre to the vicinity of the station. Pukekohe Station has been upgraded continuously throughout its long life. In the 1870s and 1880s, goods service was added and access to the station from King Street was improved. By 1902, the facility included public waiting areas with restrooms, a post office, loading bays, cattle yards, and several goods storage sheds. The station also featured several sidings and where boxcars and cattle cars could be loaded safely.

Following several decades of decline, Pukekohe Station was revitalised beginning in 2014. A park and ride facility and bus interchange were added and the platforms and footbridges were replaced. During these upgrades, the 1913 railway depot was relocated to Matangi for preservation. On 13 August 2022, KiwiRail temporarily closed the station to extend the electrical infrastructure from Papakura and also upgrade various facilities. When the station reopens in late 2024, it will mean that the Southern Line’s electrical network will extend to the southernmost station of the supercity.

Continue walking along Stadium Drive. Cross Manukau Road at the protected crossing and continue along Massey Avenue. Stop before crossing Roulston Street and look diagonal across Massey Avenue.