Onehunga Branch

The Onehunga Branch railway line is a section of the Onehunga Line in Auckland, New Zealand. It was constructed by the Auckland Provincial Government and opened from Penrose to Onehunga on 24 December 1873, and extended to Onehunga Wharf on 28 November 1878. It is 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) in length and is single-track only.

Onehunga Branch
ADL 810 diesel unit at Onehunga Railway Station, with electrification infrastructure partially installed
Overview
OwnerKiwiRail
Termini
Stations3
Service
TypeUrban rail
Operator(s)Auckland One Rail
Rolling stockAM class
Daily ridership1200/day
History
Opened
  • December 1873
  • Reopened September 2010
Closed
  • 1973 (for passenger trains)
  • 2006 (for freight trains)
Reopened2010
Technical
Line length3.6 km (2.2 mi)
Number of tracksSingle
CharacterUrban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC
Operating speed60 km/h (37 mph) maximum
Route map
km
North Auckland Line
0.00
 Penrose
North Auckland Line
O'Rorke Road
Maurice Road
Mays Road
1.95
 Te Papapa
Captain Springs Road
Church Street
Alfred Street
Victoria Street
Galway Street
3.32
 Onehunga
Neilson Street
SH 20
Southwestern
Motorway
3.41
 Onehunga Wharf

After being closed to passenger traffic on 19 January 1973 and mothballed in 2007, the line was reopened on 18 September 2010 with regular passenger services beginning on 19 September 2010.

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