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Revision as of 13:16, 2 January 2024
In 2015 Auckland, New Zealand, considered building light rail lines to replace some of its most heavily used bus lines.[1] Many of these new light rail lines, if built, would echo Auckland's former tram system.[2]
Auckland was served by a network of traditional tram or streetcar routes until the mid-20th Century.[3][4] The original tram network had 72 km (44.74 mi) of track.[5]
Steve Hawkins, Auckland Transport's Chief Engineer, said that the bus routes on Symonds Street and Fanshawe Street require as many as 150 buses each.[6] The Light Rail study is considering replacing the bus routes on Dominion Road, Manukau Road, Mt Eden Road, Symonds Street and Queen St with light rail routes. All of those bus routes replaced routes on Auckland's 20th Century Tram network.
Auckland Mayor Len Brown pointed out that the city's ten year plan did not include funding for building new light rail routes.[6]
Stuff.nz quoted Auckland Transport officials who described how the study was considering the option of building light rail routes, with a dedicated right of way, and the option of building routes where rail vehicles shared the road with other vehicles, as with a traditional streetcar system.[6] Officials projected that the maximum passenger capacity of a true light rail line would be 18,000 passengers per hour, while the maximum capacity of a system where vehicles shared the road with other vehicles would max out at 12,000 passengers per hour. They said 2,500 passengers per hour was the practical maximum for a bus route.
A series of formal proposals were made
In 2023
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- Boswell, Ross. Auckland has a better option for Airport rapid transit, The New Zealand Herald, 12 April 2018.
- Davison, Isaac. Auckland's new rail lines could be ready within six years, but only if Labour is still in power, The New Zealand Herald, 10 May 2018.
- French tram bid plan – An Alstom executive in Reims tells of his plans for Auckland trams, The New Zealand Herald, 31 March 2018.
- Gibson, Anne. Auckland tram project to start in two years: Twyford, The New Zealand Herald, 31 March 2018.
- Gibson, Anne. How big tram projects can be derailed: Aussie example shows the risks, The New Zealand Herald, 9 May 2018. Retrieved on 11 May 2018.
- Jacobson, Adam. Auckland Council, Government commit $28b towards Auckland transportation infrastructure, Stuff, 26 April 2018.
- Lee, Mike. Trams to the airport is deluded folly, The New Zealand Herald, 1 May 2018.
- Lowrie, Matt. Light rail not really about airport, The New Zealand Herald, 24 April 2018.
- Orsman, Bernard. Experts say trams won't be running in Auckland until 2025, The New Zealand Herald, 13 April 2018.
- Wilson, Simon. In praise of joined-up transport thinking, The New Zealand Herald, 27 April 2018.
- Wilson, Simon. NZ Super Fund wants to own and operate two of Auckland's light rail projects, The New Zealand Herald, 9 May 2018. Retrieved on 9 May 2018.
- Wilson, Simon. Business should be salivating over new light rail lines, The New Zealand Herald, 10 May 2018.
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References
- ↑ Keith Barrett. Auckland to launch light rail study, International Railway Journal, 2015-01-23. Retrieved on 2015-01-27. “THE board of Auckland Transport has called for studies to be carried out into the construction of a light rail network in New Zealand's largest city.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Light rail gets thumbs up from opposition, 3 News, 2015-01-24. Retrieved on 2024-01-02. “Auckland Transport says it's investigating whether light rail on Queen St, Symonds St, Sandringham Rd, Dominion Rd, Mt Eden Rd and Manukau Rd is a good alternative to buses. Most of those routes had trams running on them before they were removed in the 1950s.”
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sandy Smith. Beijing to Add Four More Metro Lines, Next City, 2015-01-27. Retrieved on 2015-01-27. “The transportation agency in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, is taking the first steps toward returning trams to a number of city streets that last saw them in the 1950s.”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wayne Thompson. From apps to zones: Is this how we get city moving?, New Zealand Herald, 2015-01-25. Retrieved on 2015-01-27. “Auckland Transport has also pitched light rail for some highly congested bus routes. Light rail, or trams, on a priority path could shift 18,000 people an hour compared with a bus on a shared path shifting 2500 people and a bus on a priority path's 6000 people an hour.”
- ↑ Mathew Dearnaley. Light rail returns to the spotlight, New Zealand Herald, 2015-01-23. Retrieved on 2015-01-28. “The city's transport authority has revealed it is investigating replacing buses with electric light rail on a handful of busy isthmus routes such as Symonds St, Mt Eden Rd, Dominion Rd and Sandringham Rd - all part of a 72km tram network before their tracks were ripped up in 1956.”
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Maria Slade. Len Brown cool on light rail in Auckland transport plan, Stuff, 2015-01-23. Retrieved on 2015-01-28. “Auckland Transport (AT) says bus routes in the central city and along main roads such as Dominion Road and Manukau Road are at near capacity, and light rail is the most practical solution.”
- ↑ Samantha Worthington. Auckland to get partially tunnelled CBD to airport light rail, 1news.
- ↑ Notice of Requirement: Bus Rapid Transit - Botany to Rongomai Park (Auckland Transport).
- ↑ Airport to Botany Rapid Transit: Puhinui interchange.
- ↑ Southwest Gateway Airport to Botany Rapid Transit.
- ↑ Airport to Botany Rapid Transit.
- ↑ Auckland Transport Alignment Project 2018, Auckland Transport. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Auckland Transport Alignment Project 2018, New Zealand Ministry of Transport/Te Manatu Waka, 9 May 2018. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Cooke, Henry (9 May 2018). NZ Super Fund keen to build and operate Auckland's light rail. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved on 10 May 2018.
- ↑ Trams could run under Queen St as part of Auckland's $6 billion light rail project. New Zealand Herald (9 February 2019). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.
- ↑ Auckland Light Rail announcement 'soon' (1 August 2019). Retrieved on 1 August 2019.
- ↑ Two delivery partners shortlisted for Auckland light rail (23 August 2019). Retrieved on 25 August 2019.
- ↑ What do we know about the two light rail plans, and is the Super Fund's worth waiting for (31 October 2019). Retrieved on 2 November 2019.
- ↑ Twyford's dilemma: housing or a fast trip to the airport? (24 October 2019). Retrieved on 2 November 2019.
- ↑ Government puts light rail 'on hold', stuff, 13 May 2020. Retrieved on 13 May 2020.
- ↑ 'Light Metro', not 'Light Rail' (26 June 2020). Retrieved on 26 June 2020.
- ↑ Light Rail dies but Light Metro may return (en-NZ) (2020-06-24).
- ↑ Auckland light rail goes for tunnel option with harbour crossing, Stuff.
- ↑ Franks, Raphael (19 October 2023). Election 2023: Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon pays visit to his Botany electorate.
- ↑ Adam Hollingworth. Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to scrap Light Rail, Auckland mayor suggests cheaper option, 2023-10-20. Retrieved on 2024-01-02.
- ↑ Neilson, Michael (29 November 2023). Christopher Luxon’s first Cabinet: Unveils Government’s 100-day plan, pressure to rein in Winston Peters.
- ↑ Williams, Amy (30 November 2023). Auckland Light Rail: New government taking advice after stopping work on project.
- ↑ $14 billion Auckland light rail bid gets green light, decision on second Waitemata Harbour crossing on 2023, Newshub, 28 January 2022.
- ↑ Auckland light rail tunnel to run to Mt Roskill before following SH20 to the airport, Radio New Zealand, 29 January 2022.