Electric Trains for Auckland
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Electric trains for Auckland Auckland’s electric trains include the latest SERVICETORUNMOREOFTENANDGETPASSENGERSTOTHEIR developments in railway technology and DESTINATIONSQUICKER safety, and will be faster, quieter and )NPREPARATIONFORTHEINTRODUCTIONOFTHETRAINS KiwiRail is electrifying Auckland’s suburban rail energy efficient, making rail travel an NETWORK-OREINFORMATIONONTHEELECTRIlCATIONOFOUR attractive option for the city’s residents RAILNETWORKCANBEFOUNDATTHE+IWI2AILWEBSITE and visitors. When will it happen? Some key points about Auckland 4HENEWELECTRICTRAINSERVICEISEXPECTEDTO Transport’s electric trains: COMMENCEINEARLYWITHTHEmEETPROGRESSIVELY s Auckland is getting fifty-seven brand new electric INTRODUCEDACROSS!UCKLANDTHROUGHAND trains comprising 2 motor cars and 1 trailer car 4HEFULLNETWORKSERVICESHOULDBEAVAILABLEIN s%ACHTRAINWILLBEABLETOCARRYUPTOPASSENGERS s%LECTRICTRAINSOFFERAFASTER MOREFREQUENTSERVICE s%LECTRICTRAINSAREENVIRONMENTALLYFRIENDLYnENERGY EFlCIENT QUIETER ANDMAKENOAIRPOLLUTION %NSURINGPASSENGERSARECOMFORTABLE WELLINFORMEDAND SAFEISAKEYOBJECTIVEINTHEDESIGNANDTHESE TRAINSWILLBEFASTER QUIETERANDENERGYEFlCIENT4HE NEWTRAINSWILLINCLUDETHELATESTDEVELOPMENTSINRAILWAY TECHNOLOGYANDSAFETYANDWILLPROVIDECOMFORTABLE ANDENJOYABLERAILTRAVELFOR!UCKLANDERS !STHETRAINSTRAVELMORESWIFTLYTHANTHECURRENTmEET THEYWILLBEABLETOSHAVEAPPROXIMATELYMINUTES OFFTHETRAVELFROM0APAKURATO"RITOMARTALLOWINGTHE Transforming The Network 4HECURRENTNETWORKTRIESTOCONNECTMANYLOCATIONSWITHMANYOTHERLOCATIONSnMANNYOTHHERLOCAATIONSn RESULTINGINLOTSOFROUTESATLOWFREQUENCIES 4HENEWNETWORKWILLUTILISEKEYINTERCHANGESTOREDUCENETWORKCOMPLEXITY PROVIDING MOREEFlCIENTSERVICESATHIGHERFREQUENCIES The New Network - overview To Silverdale P&R Browns Bay Northcross Rothesay Bay Map Symbols Inner City Interchanges Mairangi Bay Albany Rapid Service Albert St Massey (Railway & Busway) * University Multiple bus services will connect the Otahuhu Town Centre Castor Bay Queen St Windsor Frequent Service Park (All other colours) * with the new interchange via Mason Avenue and the Constellation Crown University Station Hill Reduced Frequency * extension of Rapid or Recreation Precinct with an expected frequency of one Sunset Road Mt Eden Station Milford Frequent Service * bus every five minutes. These new services will be easy to Cuthill Sunnynook Local Centre Grafton Station or suburb * understand and simple to use. Connection Greenhithe Smales Farm Station Takapuna between services This map shows only Glenfield Hauraki services (bus, train and ferry) Beach Akoranga Corner Major Interchange timetabled at least every With the arrival of the New Network, the existing Otahuhu Haven Station 15 minutes, 7am – 7pm, Belmont Note: This map shows only the main suburbs, 7 days a week. Other services Transport Centre will be closed and new bus stops Birkdale town centres and stations served by each Narrow will continue to support the Neck service. Not all stops are shown. Suburb locations are approximate only. Frequent Network created on-street along Avenue Road and outside the Hobsonville Verrans Corner Highbury Northcote Point recreation precinct on Mason Avenue. The new bus stops will Devonport feature modern shelter facilities, seating and canopies and West Harbour Bucklands Mission Bay St Heliers Wynyard Britomart Beach will be fitted with the latest electronic timetable systems. 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Papakura To Pukekohe Otahuhu Linkages Project By creating strong, active pedestrian connectivity linking the town centre with the new interchange and recreation precinct, the linkages project will help create a safer, calmer traffic environment encouraging greater pedestrian activity. Existing Otahuhu Bus Station Recreation Precinct New Bus-Train Interchange Opportunities for pedestrian connectivity & amenity improvements Basic Concept Design for the Otahuhu Bus Train Interchange What do you think? Key Design Features: s +ISSRIDEPARKING TAXISTAND s Secure cycle storage s WiFi Hotspot facility s )NTEGRATEDPLATFORMnDUALBUSBAYSXBUSESEACHSITE s ##46SECURITYREALTIMEINFORMATION s #ANOPIEDBUSANDRAILPLATFORMSnCONTINUOUSCOVERAGEFORPASSENGERSMOVING between bus and train services s %NCLOSEDWAITINGROOMONBUSPLATFORM Indicative Time Line s #ONCOURSEnLINKINGBUSANDRAILPLATFORMS INCORPORATINGRETAILKIOSK STAFFFACILITIES January 2014 End of first quarter 2014 End of first quarter 2015 gating and ticketing s -ULTIPLEBUSTRAINPLATFORMACCESSOPTIONSSTAIRSLIFTSRAMPSESCALATORS Start of detailed design Start of construction Project completion The Proposed Interchange site The existing container storage yard will be transformed into a modern, user friendly interchange that incorporatesorpporattes the existing Otahuhu Train Station and attracting more visitors and increased growth to the Otahuhu area Akoranga Busway Station An example of a well-designed and customer friendly facility that encourages people to use public transportansport Otahuhu Connectivity Regular bus services between new Bus-Train Interchange and Otahuhu Town Centre Northcote Pt. Stanley Bay Devonport Wynyard Te Atatu Shops Britomart Triangle Rd Tamaki Dr Mission Bay St Heliers Pt Chevalier Beach Te Atatu Interchange University Parnell Swanson NW Motorway Orakei Lincoln Rd Grafton Meadowbank Ranui Pt Chevalier Shops Mt Eden Kingsland Mt Eden Te Atatu Rd Newmarket Sturges Rd Morningside Baldwin Ave Henderson Henderson Remuera Village Glen Innes Half Moon Bay Mt Albert St Lukes Remuera Station Rosebank Balmoral Rd Greenlane Sunnyvale Avondale Sandringham Rd Ellerslie Dominion Rd Howick Mt Eden Rd Panmure Highland Park Manukau Rd New Lynn Mt Albert Rd Three Kings Penrose Glen Eden Pakuranga Rd Fruitvale Rd Royal Oak Sylvia Park Pakuranga Plaza Te Papapa Te Rakau Dr Onehunga Lynfield Waikowhai Titirangi Botany Town Centre Otahuhu Town Centre Otahuhu Train Station Middlemore Otara Chapel Rd Flat Bush Mangere Town Centre Hunters Corner Ormiston Town Centre Papatoetoe Puhinui Manukau International Terminal Domestic Terminal Homai Manurewa At kins Great South Rd on Otahuhu Gordon Rd A Huia Rd Primary School v e Mo St a King St Rd Current n d io Interchange nue R Huia Rd at Ave St At S kins a ley e ion St on a v Criter A r A d n on v L s Railway e as Rd M n Rd io Otahuhu at St Recreation Centre Queen N e ika S e t u Rd all Av H Park Av Q Wal New Interchange uee s n to be built ms e r St C l ey e n a J d R att R ie Lippi d r o rj Rd Ma au k Sturges Ni Park The proposed site Otahuhu Transport Centre Great South Rd The new interchange Saleyard Rd will be located next to the existing Mason Ave Nikau Rd Otahuhu Rail Station Station Rd with construction expected to get Marjorie Jayne Cres Recreation precinct Hall Ave underway in 2014 Walmsley Rd Welcome Transforming public transport in south Auckland !UCKLAND4RANSPORTISMOVINGTOASIMPLER MOREINTEGRATEDPUBLICTRANSPORT NETWORKTHATWILLUSEKEYINTERCHANGESTOCONNECTSERVICES %STABLISHINGANEW STATE OF THE ARTBUS TRAININTERCHANGEIN/TAHUHUISCRUCIAL TOTHESUCCESSOFTHE.EW.ETWORKINTHESOUTH 0UBLICINPUTINTOTHEDESIGNOFTHEINTERCHANGEISESSENTIALTOENSURINGTHIS MAJORFACILITYREmECTSTHENEEDSOFTHECOMMUNITYITSERVESANDITACHIEVESITS POTENTIALASACATALYSTFORGROWTHANDREJUVENATIONIN/TAHUHU 7EWELCOMEYOURFEEDBACK The New Network - overview To Silverdale P&R Browns Bay Northcross Rothesay Bay Map Symbols Inner City Interchanges Mairangi Bay Albany Rapid Service Albert St Massey (Railway & Busway) * University Castor Bay Queen St Windsor Frequent Service Park (All other colours) * Constellation Crown University Station Hill Reduced Frequency * extension of Rapid or Sunset Road Mt Eden Station Milford Frequent Service * Cuthill Sunnynook Local Centre Grafton Station or suburb * Connection Greenhithe Smales Farm Station Takapuna between services This map shows only Glenfield Hauraki services (bus, train and ferry) Beach Akoranga Corner Major Interchange timetabled at least every Haven Station 15 minutes, 7am