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New Lynn Train Station
MAXX Urban rail
A train in the new station in 2010.Station statistics Address Waitakere City Coordinates 36°54.6′S 174°41.0′E / 36.91°S 174.683°E Lines Western Line Levels 1 Platforms Island platform Tracks Mainline (2) Parking No Bicycle facilities Yes Baggage check No Other information Opened 1880 Electrified No Owned by KiwiRail Network and Auckland Transport Traffic Passengers (2009) 2,565 passengers/day Services Veolia Preceding station MAXX (Veolia) Following station toward Britomart (Auckland)Western Line toward Waitakere
Wall panels in the trench are to evoke both land contours and clay works / pottery heritage of the New Lynn area.
New Lynn Train Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, New Zealand, and is part of an integrated transport centre where transfers can be made to and from bus services. A redeveloped station in a new rail trench was opened on 25 September 2010.[1] LynnMall, a major shopping mall, is close by.History
- 1983, March: The Auckland Regional Authority decided to relocate New Lynn station east, closer to the bus station, despite the uncertain future of Auckland suburban services.[2]
- 1987, August: The old station building was demolished after vandals broke in and damaged it.[3]
- 2006, December: Double-tracking between New Lynn and Avondale was approved by the central government; the $120 million package included a 1 km long, 8m deep trench to carry the tracks through the centre of New Lynn and a new double-platform station.[4]
- 2008, March: The old station platform was demolished and a temporary platform constructed to make way for the rail trench earthworks.
- 2010, March 1: Trains began running in the trench on a single track.[1]
- 2010, April 29: The first steam train ran in the trench, Ja 1275 on the Northlander to Whangarei.
- 2010, June 8: Trains began running through the trench on two tracks, completing the Western Line Double Tracking Project.
- 2010, September 24: The station was officially opened by the Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand.[5]
Rail trench
In the late 2000s, local and regional government, as part of the revitalising of the regional rail commuter network, decided to build a new "feature station" at New Lynn, which included sinking the tracks and station into a trench.[6] Road was grade-separated from rail to enable vehicle traffic to pass over the line.[6] Before the trenching works, the level crossings in the town centre were often blocked by passing trains, leading to substantial congestion, which would have only increased with more train services.[4]
The new rail trench and associated sunken station were to be constructed with up to 16m deep diaphragm walls using specially imported cranes and specialists. This was required due to the unstable, water-logged soils and the need to avoid settlement damage to close-by buildings. The procedure to construct the 1 km of trench (with finished depth of up to 8m) involved multiple temporary shifts of the railway line and of various associated roads, and was called the most difficult part of the DART railway development program in Auckland.[7] Wet ground conditions had also forced a redesign of the trench methods, and delayed the project start by six months.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Rail-trench opening will ease travel for motorists". The New Zealand Herald. 26 February 2010. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10628570. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- ^ Rails magazine, April 1983, p.19
- ^ Rails magazine, September 1987, p.41
- ^ a b Dearnaley, Mathew (20 December 2006). "Rail trench saviour for New Lynn shopping centre". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10416196. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ Mathew Dearnaley (September 25, 2010). "Governor General slams Auckland's traffic congestion". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10675949. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
- ^ a b Major Makeover In Store For New Lynn Rail Station (from the ARTA newsletter, February 2009. Accessed 2009-03-27.)
- ^ New New Lynn's Look - e.nz magazine, IPENZ, September/October 2008, Page 27-31
Railway stations on the Western Line, Auckland (full list) Britomart • Newmarket • Grafton • Mt Eden • Kingsland • Morningside • Baldwin Ave • Mt Albert • Avondale • New Lynn • Fruitvale Road • Glen Eden • Sunnyvale • Henderson • Sturges Road • Ranui • Swanson • WaitakereCategories:- Rail transport in Auckland
- Railway stations in New Zealand
- Railway stations opened in 1880
- Waitakere City
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