The Strand Station / AFWT Serie #15 Multi-Cache

THE CACHE

Easy and fast Multi with a small size cache container, not at plain sight, and not possible to be reach straight away. It is in a really bussy area, so a lot of stealth is required. Leave everything as found.
The final coordinates for the cache container are:
S 36° 50.88X E 174° 46.Y6Z
For the X = Double the number of the very big windows on the main building façade below the clock
For the Y (Number of letters of the word) = There is a sign with the garden's name: TE "Y" RAILWAY GARDENS
For the Z = The number of the first flight of steps in the rotunda in the middle of the garden
SUM CHECK: 15
Happy Hunting!

HISTORY OF THE STRAND STATION

The Strand Station (formerly Auckland Railway Station and also referred to as Auckland Strand Station) is a railway station located on the eastern edge of Aucland CBD which served as the city's main railway station from 1930 to 2003. The station is currently used as the northern terminus of the Northe Explorer long-distance service to Wellington. It also serves as a backup for Britomart, the city's main railway station since 2003, during times of disruption.

The station opened in 1930, replacing the previous railway terminus on Queen Street (which coincidentally was located on the same site where Britomart Transport Centre now exists). It was the third station to serve as the main rail terminus for Auckland, and remained the sole station serving the CBD until its closure in July 2003, when services were moved to the new station. The former Platform 4 (which was designated as Platform 7 at time of opening, and is now referred to as Platform 1) was retained for excursion use as 'The Strand Station', named after the nearby street, and continued to be used by a limited number of peak-hour suburban trains for a few months following the opening of Britomart. Following this, the platforms remained abandoned until August 2011 when two platforms were re-developed to prepare the station for possible use during Rugby World Cup 2011, although they were never used for this purpose. These platforms were used for Northern Explorer services from December 2015 onwards.

This imposing building was designed in the mid-1920s, approved and built. The only problem with it is that it was built in the wrong place -- a good half mile from the former station in downtown Queen Street, it was too far a walk for many commuters to feel like using it. It took until the early 2000s for the Britomart underground terminal to be built at the original location. The old post office of Auckland, nowadays the new main railway station of Auckland:

The station building has been a city landmark from the time it was opened in 1930, and is a grand architectural statement in beaux-arts brick and mortar, having been called "one of the most self-consciously monumental public buildings erected in early twentieth-century New Zealand". The building was designed by William Henry Gummer (1884–1966). Following its sale by the NZ Railways Corporation in the 1990s, the building was turned into student accommodation by Auckland University and since 2008 has been occupied by private apartments.