Avondale - Southdown Line

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Avondale - Southdown Line
Map of the proposed Avondale - Southdown Line
Info
Type urban rail
Status Proposed, subject to study
Terminals Southdown or Onehunga Branch
Western line
Operation
Owner ONTRACK (land)
Operator(s)
Character Urban
Rolling stock None
Technical
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

The Avondale - Southdown Line is a proposed railway line in Auckland, New Zealand.

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[edit] Proposals

The Auckland Regional Transport Authority's 2005 Rail Development Plan includes the line in its long-term vision for Auckland's rail network, but there has been little development work on the project, and it would not be completed until 2030 [1].

[edit] Route

The line would connect the Western Line just south of Avondale Train Station with the Southern Line at Southdown freight terminal. The recent decision to reopen the Onehunga Branch may make it more feasible for the line to connect with that branch in the Onehunga township. ONTRACK owns most of the corridor for the line, which follows Oakley Creek and part of the State Highway 20 corridor. The current extension of SH20 from Hillsborough to Mount Roskill makes provision for the line's construction [2]. The line would cross over the entrance to the proposed Waterview Connection tunnel[3].

[edit] Study

In May 2007 the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) announced that it had formed a study group with ONTRACK to investigate the feasibility and costs for the section between Captain Springs Road in Southdown and Hillsborough Road in Mount Roskill (the current end of SH 20)[4].

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ ARTA. ATRA - Plans and policies. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  2. ^ Transit New Zealand. SH20 Mount Roskill. Retrieved on 2007-06-01.
  3. ^ Proposed Waterview Connection tunnel alignment. Tranzit New Zealand. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  4. ^ MONTHLY BUSINESS REPORT - April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-05.