Waitematā railway station

Public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand
Place railway_station Q920488
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Waitematā railway station

Summary

Waitematā railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #80 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Waitematā railway station is located in Auckland Region[3].
  • Waitematā railway station is in the country of New Zealand[4].
  • Waitematā railway station's transport network is recorded as Auckland rail network[5].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as underground railway station[7].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[8].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as central station[9].
  • Waitematā railway station's connecting line is recorded as North Island Main Trunk[10].
  • Waitematā railway station is owned by Auckland Council[11].
  • HMS Britomart is named after Waitematā railway station[12].
  • Waitematā Harbour is named after Waitematā railway station[13].
  • Waitematā railway station's adjacent station is recorded as The Strand Station[14].
  • Waitematā railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Parnell railway station[15].
  • Waitematā railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Ōrākei railway station[16].
  • Waitematā railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Parnell railway station[17].
  • Waitematā railway station's station code is recorded as BMT[18].
  • Waitematā railway station's Commons category is recorded as Britomart Transport Centre[19].
  • July 7, 2003 marks the founding of Waitematā railway station[20].
  • Waitematā railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -36.844014, 'lon': 174.76701}[21].
  • Waitematā railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.britomart.co.nz/[22].
  • Waitematā railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[23].
  • Waitematā railway station's connecting service is recorded as Eastern Line, Auckland[24].
  • Waitematā railway station's connecting service is recorded as Western Line[25].
  • Waitematā railway station's connecting service is recorded as Southern Line[26].
  • Waitematā railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing[27].

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Geography

Waitematā railway station is in the country of New Zealand[4]. It is located in Auckland Region[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[6], underground railway station[7], dead-end railway station[8], and central station[9]. Waitematā railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing[27].

History and Context

July 7, 2003 marks the founding of Waitematā railway station[20]. It is owned by Auckland Council[11]. Things named after include HMS Britomart[12], a sloop-of-war[28] and Waitematā Harbour[13], a harbor[29], in New Zealand[30].

Why It Matters

Waitematā railway station ranks in the top 0.43% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #80 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . at.govt.nz. at.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . issuu.com. issuu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . heritage.org.nz. heritage.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Nvrandow · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Adjacent station The Strand Station, Parnell railway station, Ōrākei railway station +1
    Transport network Auckland rail network
    Number of platform tracks {'amount': '+5'}
    Connecting line North Island Main Trunk
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2846]]: [[Q24192067]]"
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