Orakei Railway Station

Orakei Railway Station in the Auckland suburb of Orakei is located on the Eastern Line of the Auckland railway network in New Zealand. It has an island platform layout and can be reached by an overbridge from Orakei Road. It is backed by a car-park and a shopping complex.OverviewThe Redwood development group is currently planning to substantially redevelop the area around the railway station. A plan with several skyscraper-style apartment buildings met with substantial local protest. A more scaled-back plan was then proposed which limits the buildings to six storeys and is currently being discussed. It would retain public access and amenities, and also provide a covered new train station.ServicesTransdev Auckland, on behalf of Auckland Transport, operates suburban services between Britomart Transport Centre and Manukau station via this station. The basic weekday off-peak timetable is: 3 tph to Britomart3 tph to Manukau