Waitematā railway station

public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand
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Waitematā railway station

Summary

Waitematā railway station is an underground railway station[1]. It draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (underground_railway_station category, ranking #80 of 108).[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 underground railway station[6].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[7].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as central station[8].
  • Waitematā railway station's instance of is recorded as through 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 adjacent station is recorded as Te Waihorotiu railway station[18].
  • Waitematā railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Te Waihorotiu railway station[19].
  • The location of Waitematā railway station was Q140847716[20].
  • Waitematā railway station's station code is recorded as BMT[21].
  • Waitematā railway station's Commons category is recorded as Waitematā railway station[22].
  • July 7, 2003 marks the founding of Waitematā railway station[23].
  • Waitematā railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -36.844014, 'lon': 174.76701}[24].
  • Waitematā railway station's significant event is recorded as start of construction[25].
  • Waitematā railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.britomart.co.nz/[26].
  • Waitematā railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[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 underground railway station[6], dead-end railway station[7], central station[8], and through station[9]. Waitematā railway station's heritage designation is recorded as Heritage New Zealand Category 1 historic place listing[28].

History and Context

July 7, 2003 marks the founding of Waitematā railway station[23]. It is owned by Auckland Council[11]. Things named after include HMS Britomart[12], a sloop-of-war[29] and Waitematā Harbour[13], a harbor[30], in New Zealand[31].

Why It Matters

Waitematā railway station draws 197 Wikipedia views per month (underground_railway_station category, ranking #80 of 108).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . issuu.com. issuu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . heritage.org.nz. heritage.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . 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. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4d ago · Z thomas · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 9
    Instance of → underground railway station, dead-end railway station, central station +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl', 'ur', 'zh']
    Commons category → Waitematā railway station
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Waitematā railway station"
  2. 27d ago · Astro.furball · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Adjacent station → The Strand Station, Parnell railway station, Ōrākei railway station +3
    Wikidata description → public transport hub of Auckland, New Zealand
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q55485]]"
  3. 27d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Connecting service → Eastern Line, Auckland, Western Line, Southern Line +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1192]]: [[Q135990582]]"
  4. 9w ago · Aceehinrt · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → start of construction
    Vertical depth → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+10224759'}
    Location → Q140847716
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P276]]: [[Q140847716]]"
  5. 21w ago · Nvrandow · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Adjacent station → The Strand Station, Parnell railway station, Ōrākei railway station +3
    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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