The Mythical Projects of Auckland Transport
This post isn’t about the Taniwha in the way of the City Rail Link but those projects and services that have been talked about or promised by various agencies for years but never seem to come to fruition. Some may even be able to be crossed off the list shortly but until they officially happen I will leave them on there.…
29 Comments Guest Post: Can Auckland do a Perth?
This is a Guest Post from regular commenter Patrick Reynolds
Rail boardings in Auckland are now approaching about 10 million annually. Setting aside issues of kilometres traveled and reports of under-counting on the existing network I thought it might be useful to look ahead to try to see where this number might be heading.…
Rail feeder buses
One of the main differences between the calculated benefits of the Ministry of Transport’s review of the City Rail Link project and the revised analysis undertaken by Auckland Council and Auckland Transport of the project depends on the extent to which many of the current “long-haul” bus services are turned into rail feeder buses.…
Why are rail projects (but not motorways) always delayed?
An article in today’s NZ Herald confirms some of the fears that I’ve had for a while now: that the Manukau Rail Link will not be completed in July this year – as originally planned – but rather delayed a massive seven months until February next year.…
What does 2011 hold in store for public transport?
Looking forward to this year, there are four main things that I think will be particularly interesting to follow regarding the development of Auckland’s public transport system. They are: The opening of the Manukau Rail Station. I have been somewhat sceptical of the Manukau Rail Link in the past, as I have wondered who will use it without a southern connection.…
Auckland Transport – first board papers
Auckland Transport have sent me copies of the board papers presented at their first board meeting, on November 17th. There are five documents I have – which I’ve uploaded so everyone can have a good look through: Board Agenda: this just lists what the AT board considered at their November 17th meeting.…
Manukau Rail Link Photos
With thanks to Manukau City Council, I have some fantastic photos of the Manukau Rail Link, a project that is coming along very nicely indeed it would seem. It seems as though the station will be open by July next year, although with a temporary station only.…
Manukau-Botany QTN
Another interesting part of the information I got from NZTA via my OIA request relates to the public transport upgrades being planned for Manukau City – in particular the steps being taken to implement a “Quality Transport Network” (QTN) between Manukau City and Botany Town Centre.…
Rail boardings per station
I have been meaning to post this table for ages, because it shows us some quite interesting information on Auckland’s rail network. I’m not sure whether this is an average, or whether it’s just on one particular day, but it does provide us with some useful information.…
What can ARTA do about our trains?
In a typically well thought out comment on my recent post that ARTA should focus on getting the train system sorted before getting stuck into all these bizarre promotions they have going on, Nick R pointed out that I was perhaps being a little bit harsh on ARTA and that the problems being experienced by our rail system at the moment are – just like they’ve been for years – the result of decades of neglect.…
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