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[[Image:Manukau Station, First Day Platform Level April 2012.jpg|thumb|The Manukau Station, on the First Day of Public Operation.]] |
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The line has one station at its terminus at the Manukau City Centre.<ref name="transit" /> There was some debate over where the location of the terminal station on the line should be located, with one proposal in the former Manukau City Council carpark, near the Westfield Shopping Centre; and another in Hayman Park.<ref name="nzh_wiri" /> The Hayman Park site was selected for cost reasons,<ref name="stuff"/> though it is located somewhat further away from the main shopping centre. The station will be integrated via [[escalator]]s with a bus station for up to eight buses, to form a local transport hub serving most of the southern Auckland Region. The station is also intended to move more people into Manukau City's central area.<ref name=MOVINGNEW>{{cite news|title=Moving people in new directions|accessdate=1 April 2011|newspaper=LG|date=March 2011|agency=New Zealand Local Government|pages=9}}</ref> |
The line has one station at its terminus at the Manukau City Centre.<ref name="transit" /> There was some debate over where the location of the terminal station on the line should be located, with one proposal in the former Manukau City Council carpark, near the Westfield Shopping Centre; and another in Hayman Park.<ref name="nzh_wiri" /> The Hayman Park site was selected for cost reasons,<ref name="stuff"/> though it is located somewhat further away from the main shopping centre. The station will be integrated via [[escalator]]s with a bus station for up to eight buses, to form a local transport hub serving most of the southern Auckland Region. The station is also intended to move more people into Manukau City's central area.<ref name=MOVINGNEW>{{cite news|title=Moving people in new directions|accessdate=1 April 2011|newspaper=LG|date=March 2011|agency=New Zealand Local Government|pages=9}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:23, 17 April 2012
| Manukau Branch | |||
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 The train station trench under construction. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Open[1] | ||
| Owner | KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport | ||
| Termini | Manukau City | ||
| Stations | 1 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Urban rail | ||
| Operator(s) | Veolia | ||
| Rolling stock | ADK class DMU ADL class DMU | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) | ||
| Track length | 2.5 | ||
| Character | Urban | ||
| Track gauge | 1067 | ||
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The Manukau Branch is a 2.5 km spur railway line[1] from Wiri off the North Island Main Trunk Railway to Manukau City in Auckland, New Zealand, part of ONTRACKs Project DART. It is the first fully new section or railway line constructed in Auckland since the Eastern Line in 1930.[3]
The estimated cost of the project was $50 million,[1] with construction having begun June 2008,[4] and was expected to be completed in late 2011.[3][5] However, due to other work on the Auckland network taking priority, completion was re-scheduled for April 2012.[6] Station works were reported essentially finished by October 2011.[7] The line opened on 15 April 2012.[8]
Route
The branch leaves the NIMT south of Puhinui, slightly north of the closed Wiri Train Station. The line runs on both New Zealand Railways Corporation and Auckland Council land. The New Zealand Transport Agency has built some of the line's earthworks. The extension of State Highway 20 to State Highway 1 included provision for the route.[9]
Southern link
Following the opening of the branch, Auckland Mayor Len Brown called for a link between the branch and the North Island Main Trunk facing southwards.[10] The formation is in place for such a link, but tracks need to be laid for it, at a cost of $5—6 million.[10]
Station
The line has one station at its terminus at the Manukau City Centre.[9] There was some debate over where the location of the terminal station on the line should be located, with one proposal in the former Manukau City Council carpark, near the Westfield Shopping Centre; and another in Hayman Park.[4] The Hayman Park site was selected for cost reasons,[1] though it is located somewhat further away from the main shopping centre. The station will be integrated via escalators with a bus station for up to eight buses, to form a local transport hub serving most of the southern Auckland Region. The station is also intended to move more people into Manukau City's central area.[5]
The station is in (and accessed via) a 300m long trench, similar to the New Lynn Train Station, to ease passage under nearby roads. A total of 47,000m2 of earth had been excavated when the earthworks finished in May 2010.[3]
The station will be located at the heart of a new campus for the Manukau Institute of Technology, with part of the station actually being in / under a campus building to be constructed above it.[5]
Auckland Transport also intend to build a large carpark building alongside the new station.
The line opened on 15 April 2012.[11] Auckland mayor Len Brown believes 600,000 people will pass through the Manakau station each year, making it the second biggest in the city after Britomart in the CBD.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Romy Udanga (20 June 2009). "New $50m rail route gets under way". Manukau Courier. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ "Manukau Rail Link". KiwiRail. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ^ a b c "Manukau's "big dig" finishes early" (PDF). KiwiRail - Project Update Newsletter. June 2010.
- ^ a b "Ontrack told to stick to link timetable". New Zealand Herald. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ a b c "Moving people in new directions". LG. New Zealand Local Government. March 2011. p. 9.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Mathew Dearnaley (10 May 2011). "Agencies 'too busy' to open rail link on time". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Business Report, October 2011" (PDF). Auckland Transport. p. 14. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ a b "New Auckland rail line opens". Radio New Zealand. 15 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Manukau Extension". Transit New Zealand. Retrieved 2008-03-28.
- ^ a b Mathew Dearnaley (16 April 2012). "Mayor wants link built 'sooner rather than later'". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "City's new rail line set to open". Auckland Now. 22 March 2012.