New Lynn Train Station

New Lynn
Auckland Transport Urban rail
A train in the new station in 2010.
Location	New Lynn
Coordinates	36°54.6′S 174°41.0′E / 36.9100°S 174.6833°E / -36.9100; 174.6833
Owned by	KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	Island platform
Tracks	Mainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	NLY
History
Opened	1880
Rebuilt	2008
Electrified	25kV AC
Traffic
Passengers (2009)	2,565 passengers/day
Services
KiwiRail   Preceding station   Transdev Auckland   Following station Avondale toward Britomart Western Line Fruitvale Road toward Swanson

New Lynn Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, New Zealand, and is part of an integrated transport centre where transfers can be made to and from bus services. A redeveloped station in a new rail trench was opened on 25 September 2010.LynnMall, a major shopping mall, is close by.

In the late 2000s, local and regional government, as part of the revitalising of the regional rail commuter network, decided to build a new "feature station" at New Lynn, which included sinking the tracks and station into a trench. Road was grade-separated from rail to enable vehicle traffic to pass over the line. Before the trenching works, the level crossings in the town centre were often blocked by passing trains, leading to substantial road congestion, which would have only increased with more train services.

The new rail trench and associated sunken station were to be constructed with up to 16m deep diaphragm walls using specially imported cranes and specialists. This was required due to the unstable, water-logged soils and the need to avoid settlement damage to close-by buildings. The procedure to construct the 1 km of trench (with finished depth of up to 8m) involved multiple temporary shifts of the railway line and of various associated roads, and was called the most difficult part of the DART railway development programme in Auckland. Wet ground conditions had also forced a redesign of the trench methods, and delayed the project start by six months.

Bus routes 14t, 14w, 18, 008, 009, 107, 138, 151x, 152, 154, 161, 162, 170, 171, 171x, 172, 172x, 186, 195, 223, 223x, 243, 243x and 249 travel via the bus-train interchange at New Lynn, directly adjacent to the station.

Trench wall panels designed by Auckland artist Louise Purvis and are made from GRC. Research by Purvis and Waitakere City Council Art project Manager Mark Osborne