Improving the speed of our trains and access to them
On Sunday, the City Rail Link reached its latest milestone with the Tunnel Boring Machine breaking through to the Karangahape Station and right on target – awesome work to all involved. When completed the CRL will transform our rail network but it will take more time and investment to fully realise the benefits of the City Rail Link.…
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In order for Auckland to achieve its goals of reducing emissions, improving liveability and mobility we are going to require significant mode shift away from driving. Some of that shift will come from people travelling less, some from a shift to active modes but the lion’s share will need to come from more people using public transport.…
Auckland Light Rail suggest Light Rail in Auckland
Auckland Light Rail (ALR) have announced they think light rail is the best solution for the City Centre to Mangere corridor, though they are still holding back key details about just what that could be.
Back in April when this latest process was announced the Minister confirmed was keen to reassure us and the public that this wouldn’t be a case of starting from scratch once again.…
Levin to Wellington, one EMU at a time
This is a guest post from reader William Hall
The Labour Government under Transport Minister Michael Wood has announced a business case on electrification of the North Island Main Trunk up to Levin, to enable an extension of Wellington commuter rail from Waikanae to Levin.…
Branding our Rapid Transit Network
When the first stage of the Eastern Busway opens in the next month or so, it will mark the second addition to Auckland’s Rapid Transport Network (RTN) this year following the new AirportLink which travels via the fabulous new Puhinui Station which opened in July.…
Pricing and Rail Operators
There were a couple of interesting (unrelated) bits of transport news late last week Congestion Pricing Supported
Earlier this year Parliament’s Transport and Infrastructure Committee conducted an inquiry into congestion pricing in Auckland. You can see our feedback to that inquiry here.…
How we’d build Light Rail
Tomorrow (Tuesday 31 August), the consultation for the Auckland Light Rail process closes. If you haven’t already, now’s a good time to provide some feedback.
We’ve been somewhat critical of this engagement process due to a lack of information about some of the key trade-offs that need to be made.…
An Alternative North Shore Rail Crossing Route
This is a guest post by reader Andy B
The best route for a second crossing of the Waitemata Harbour is back on the agenda. This week the government signalled a ‘rethink’ of the pedestrian/cycle bridge and work going into a tunnel crossing of the harbour as part of the whole network approach.…
What caused our rail network problems
A year ago yesterday, and in the middle of Auckland’s second lockdown, speeds on the entire Auckland rail network were slowed to just 40km/h as a safety precaution after Kiwirail revealed wear on the tracks, known as Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF), was more widespread and severe than they previously realised.…
The Crosstown Light Rail Option
In some posts recently I’ve mentioned about the idea of a crosstown light rail line. It’s something we’ve talked about before but given the discussions currently underway about light rail, it’s probably worth re-looking at.
To explain the idea, let’s start by looking at the strategic ideas behind it.…
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