Rail station upgrades
Auckland City Council works closely with the Auckland Regional Transport Authority
(ARTA) to achieve the region's
transport goals.
On a day-to-day basis, ARTA carries out the planning and funding of public
transport, promotes alternative ways of getting around, and co-ordinates and
integrates transport across the region.
In particular, ARTA manages the upgrade of rail stations around the region,
including those in Auckland city.
The council complements ARTA's work by providing facilities such as
footpaths, park-and-ride facilities and bus interchanges, all of which work
together to encourage people to choose sustainable modes of transport.
To find out which stations ARTA plans to upgrade, please contact
ARTA
Glen Innes rail station upgrade
Park-and-rides to support rail
Panmure rail station upgrade
Newmarket rail station development
Glen Innes rail station upgrade
The new, modern, $2 million Glen Innes railway station opened on 6 May 2004.
The station, one of three 'signature stations', is the first in a number of
passenger rail station upgrades to be undertaken throughout Auckland. The other two signature stations are Papatoetoe and
Ranui.
The station upgrade, managed by ARTA, has seen greatly improved facilities that include shelter from the
weather, more seating, better lighting and signage, CCTV security surveillance,
warning systems governing pedestrian level crossings and a lengthened and
resurfaced platform.
The signature stations have been built in line with a regionally agreed
station design guide. The guide was developed after consultation with community
groups, user groups and the University of Auckland - Tamaki Campus.
This project, along with the opening of the
Britomart Transport Centre in 2003, are steps towards Auckland City's aim of
getting more people out of their cars and onto public transport.
The park-and-ride facility at Glen Innes has 137 car parks and Auckland City
is looking at options to provide more car parking to the west of the rail
station.
Glen Innes railway station.
Park-and-rides to support rail
Auckland City is committed to
providing Aucklanders with more travel choice. This includes making rail an
attractive and convenient alternative to taking the car.
To support the Auckland Regional
Transport Authority's (ARTA) upgrade of the region's rail stations, the council
is providing park-and-ride facilities where possible.
Park-and-ride facilities have been
completed or are planned at the following rail stations:
- Panmure's new rail station (179 car parks completed)
- Glen Innes rail station (137 car parks completed, with
more being investigated)
- Meadowbank rail station (20 car parks completed)
- Orakei rail station (196 car parks planned)
Panmure rail station upgrade
Panmure Interchange
The Panmure interchange was officially opened on Friday, 2
March 2007 and features a new modern rail station,
bus interchange and park-and-ride facility. Construction of the new interchange was a joint
project between Auckland City Council, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority
(ARTA) and the Auckland Regional Transport
Network Limited (ARTNL). The transport hub will provide more transport choices
for commuters in the Panmure and Mt Wellington area and is a step towards
furnishing the Tamaki Edge area with convenient and reliable public transport
services.
Rail station
The rail station has been relocated to the heart of
Panmure, providing more people with easy access to rail services across the
region. The station construction was managed by ARTA and includes shelters,
seating, lighting, signage and CCTV security surveillance. Rail users can travel
into the city in 18 minutes, visit
www.maxx.co.nz for more details.
Bus interchange
Some bus services in the area have been rerouted to run
through the new interchange and improve the connectivity of rail and bus
services. ARTA is also planning to provide two new local connector network bus
routes with timed connections to the train network.
Park-and-Ride facility
Over 150 parking spaces are provided for motorists who wish
to catch a train or bus. The park-and-ride is conveniently located next to the
rail station and is monitored by a CCTV camera. Bike hoops are also provided for
cyclists.
Newmarket rail station development
Newmarket is one of Auckland's premiere retail and business
areas and is home to Auckland's second busiest rail station.
Auckland City Council is working with Ontrack and the
Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) to develop Newmarket's rail
station, giving Aucklanders better transport choices. An improved station will
enable more frequent and reliable train services.
OnTrack is leading the redevelopment and aims to start
construction later this year, with completion due in 2009.
The construction of the rail station will have impacts
including:
- Temporary rail stations on Kingdon Street for western line
passengers and south of Remuera Road for southern line passengers for the
duration of the project
- The closure of Kingdon Street to vehicle traffic for the
duration of the project
- Probable rebuilding of Khyber Pass, Park and Remuera roads
rail overbridges
- Traffic disruption, construction noise, dust and
vibrations.
Find out more
To find out more about the plans for the Newmarket rail station visit the OnTrack or
ARTA's websites.
To get up to date service
information visit the Maxx website.
Auckland City Council's role
As a local authority, Auckland City Council has a variety
of key roles in the redevelopment of Newmarket's rail station including:
- providing strategic direction and leadership for the
future
development of Newmarket.
- providing infrastructure to support bus service
improvements and street upgrades around the station
- developing opportunities to occur concurrently with the
station redevelopment
- funding assets on land which the council owns or can
acquire as required.
Also, the council is the resource consenting and road
controlling authority. This means that consents and traffic management plans
need to be approved by the council before construction begins.
