Remuera Station Open Day

Standing underneath the shelters on the platform at Remuera, looking towards the ramp giving access from Market Road

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Inside the station building, the original station sign is in storage in plain view

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An old tablet machine sitting inside the station building

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A second tablet machine on display at the other end of the room, next to an old photo of Auckland

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Inside one of the larger rooms inside the station building, complete with fireplace

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Inside one of the smaller rooms out the back of the building are old CityRail signs for Newmarket and Remuera, still with original tagging. CityRail was the name for the passenger rail services before they were renamed to Tranz Metro, then later ran under the council's MAXX brand and now the AT brand

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View inside one of the smaller rooms in Remuera station

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From inside the building looking out the door, an EMU departs Remuera on its way south

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As part of the open day, conservation architects Graeme Burgess (pictured) and Lilli Knight gave talks about the history of Remuera and the station building, as well as future plans for the building

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Remuera station features a small kitchen, although run-down. This will have been necessary, as during the 1990s, the building was used as a house

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A sad but common sight of the 1990s was vandalised and run-down station buildings. Pictured is an article from the era, shortly after the Remuera Railway Station Preservation Trust was formed

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View of the outside of the building from the Britomart-bound platform

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In stark contrast to the appearance of the 1907-era building during the 1990s, the restored building is a standout feature of the railway station. The station opened in 1907 and closed to freight traffic in 1979 except for a nearby private siding

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AM 593 stands under the restored building in a contrast between the old and new. The platforms and building were raised before the Rugby World Cup in 2011 - prior to that work, the station building was fenced off to the public

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