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Waitematā railway station

Waitematā, Italy

Waitematā railway station

Waitematā railway station, formerly known as Britomart Station and before that as Britomart Transport Centre, is the main train station in the central business district of Auckland. Serving as a public transport interchange, it is located at the foot of Queen Street, the main commercial thoroughfare

of the central city, with the main ferry terminal just across Quay Street, and several bus stops located near the station. At the time of its inception in the early 2000s the station was still Auckland's largest transport project ever, built to move rail access closer to the city's centre and help boost Auckland's low usage of public transport. It is one of the few underground railway stations in the world designed for use by diesel trains, although their use is now restricted.

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