ARTA

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ARTA (Auckland Regional Transport Authority) is the public transport organization of Auckland, New Zealand. It was established in 2004 to help find and fund solutions to the traffic challenges facing the rapidly growing Auckland region. ARTA is under the umbrella of the Auckland Regional Council (ARC), and about half of the ARC's rates go to fund public transport via ARTA.^[1] ARTA co-ordinates public transport under the MAXX brand.

1 Rail Projects
- 1.1 DART
- 1.2 Network
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Rail Projects

[edit] DART

ONTRACK is currently undertaking Project DART (Developing Auckland's Rail Transport network) in association with ARTA, to upgrade Auckland's rail network, signalling and train station platforms and buildings. The budget for the project is $600 million^[2], and includes:

Double-tracking the entire Western line;
Redeveloping Newmarket station and associated junction;
Improving signalling on all routes to allow more frequent services
Linking Manukau City centre to the rail network.
Reopening the Onehunga Branch^[3]

[edit] Network

There are a number of proposals to extend the current network. The Onehunga Branch line is not currently part of operations, although on 13 March 2007, it was announced that the Government had give approval to ONTRACK to spend $10 million reopening the line for passengers and freight^[4], along with extending the line south to Auckland International Airport and north to Avondale. There have also been proposals to extend commuter rail services to Kumeu and Helensville on the North Auckland Line in the west, and to Hamilton on the North Island Main Trunk line in the south. Services are also likely to start running to Manukau City centre in 2010 when a new branch line being built from Wiri is completed in conjunction with the State Highway 20 Manukau motorway extension project.

[edit] References

^ Public transport funding gap highlighted in ARC Draft LTCCP - Auckland Regional Council press release, Sunday 27 February 2005
^ ARTA Rail newsletter issue 29
^ The Beehive: Onehunga rail upgrade gets green light - 13 March 2007 Source
^ The Beehive: Onehunga rail upgrade gets green light - 13 March 2007Source