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151:Construction
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1221:Baldwin Ave
1216:Morningside
1105:Bay Olympic
1057:Bay Olympic
885:New Windsor
846:New Zealand
612:28 February
458:Rail trench
355:New Zealand
230:Electrified
183:Yes (Lifts)
120:(buildings)
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84:174Ā°41ā²03ā³E
72:Coordinates
1693:Categories
1642:Light rail
1572:Fullers360
1206:Maungawhau
1022:Government
916:Whau River
751:(from the
696:30 October
641:12 October
574:FYI.org.nz
516:References
238:Passengers
180:Accessible
81:36Ā°54ā²34ā³S
39:Urban rail
1555:Operators
1458:Operators
1332:Ticketing
1256:Henderson
1251:Sunnyvale
1246:Glen Eden
1226:Mt Albert
1211:Kingsland
1196:Newmarket
1186:WaitematÄ
1039:Whau Ward
870:Green Bay
425:WhangÄrei
388:services.
302:WaitematÄ
253:1,520,640
201:Fare zone
135:Platforms
1403:Operator
1236:New Lynn
1231:Avondale
1006:New Lynn
1001:(former)
993:Avondale
947:LynnMall
890:Rosebank
880:New Lynn
860:Avondale
842:Auckland
795:27 April
745:Archived
537:KiwiRail
499:See also
491:Services
359:LynnMall
320:towards
300:towards
297:Avondale
266:Services
113:KiwiRail
109:Owned by
66:New Lynn
62:Location
27:New Lynn
1679:Italics
1271:Swanson
1201:Grafton
1191:Parnell
1086:Schools
875:Kelston
421:Ja 1275
365:History
322:Swanson
222:Rebuilt
209:History
164:Parking
125:Line(s)
1480:NZ Bus
1475:Go Bus
214:Opened
143:Tracks
1611:Other
1547:Ferry
1365:Lines
1357:Train
1266:RÄnui
789:(PDF)
773:IPENZ
668:Rails
656:Rails
632:(PDF)
579:3 May
544:(PDF)
533:(PDF)
1656:MAXX
838:Whau
797:2021
753:ARTA
726:2010
698:2011
643:2019
614:2010
581:2019
552:2014
443:Sir
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225:2008
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