Veolia (New Zealand)

Veolia (New Zealand)
Veolia Transport Auckland Limited
Veolia-transport.svg
Info
Owner Veolia
Locale Auckland Region, New Zealand
Transit type Suburban rail
Number of lines 4
Number of stations 42
Headquarters Auckland CBD, Auckland City
Operation
Began operation 2004
Technical
System length 120 km (75 mi)
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
A Veolia ADL/ADC class DMU at Britomart Transport Centre.

Veolia Transport Auckland, formerly Connex Auckland Ltd, is a division of Australasia's largest passenger train company, French-owned Veolia. It runs Auckland's urban passenger trains under contract from Auckland Transport under their MAXX brand, on infrastructure owned and managed by KiwiRail. Auckland Transport receives funding to subsidise these services from the New Zealand Transport Agency, which receives funding from road user taxes and Crown appropriations, and from the Auckland Council through rates.

Contents

Operations

Network

Auckland

Auckland suburban rail network
Legend
Head station
Waitakere
Stop on track
Swanson
Stop on track
Ranui
Stop on track
Sturges Road
Station on track
Henderson
Stop on track
Sunnyvale
Stop on track
Glen Eden
Stop on track
Fruitvale Road
Station on track
New Lynn
Stop on track
Avondale
Stop on track
Mount Albert
Stop on track
Baldwin Avenue
Station on track
Morningside
Stop on track
Kingsland
Stop on track
Mount Eden
Stop on track
Grafton
Straight track Unknown BSicon "tKBHFa"
Britomart
Straight track Exit tunnel
Straight track Track turning from left Unknown BSicon "ABZrl" Track turning from right
Quay Park Junction
Straight track Unknown BSicon "eABZrg" Unknown BSicon "exHSTq" Unknown BSicon "eABZlg"
The Strand
Track turning left Unknown BSicon "ABZrd" Straight track
Newmarket Junction
Station on track Straight track
Newmarket
Straight track Stop on track
Orakei
Stop on track Straight track
Remuera
Straight track Stop on track
Meadowbank
Stop on track Straight track
Greenlane
Straight track Stop on track
Glen Innes
Stop on track Straight track
Ellerslie
Straight track Stop on track
Panmure
Straight track Stop on track
Sylvia Park
Track turning from left Junction to right Straight track
Onehunga Branch
Right side of cross-platform interchange Left side of cross-platform interchange Straight track
Penrose
Stop on track Straight track Straight track
Te Papapa
End station Straight track Straight track
Onehunga
Junction from left Transverse track Track turning right
Westfield Junction
Stop on track
Westfield
Station on track
Otahuhu
Stop on track
Middlemore
Stop on track
Papatoetoe
Stop on track
Puhinui
Unknown BSicon "eABZlf" Unknown BSicon "exSTRlg"
Manukau Branch, opens 2010
Straight track Unknown BSicon "exKBHFe"
Manukau
Stop on track
Homai
Stop on track
Manurewa
Stop on track
Te Mahia
Stop on track
Takanini
Station on track
Papakura
End station
Pukekohe

Veolia operates the following lines from Britomart:

Rolling stock

Veolia operates the following rolling stock:-

  • 9 ADK/ADB class two-car DMUs (ex Transperth), owned by ARTA, operated in pairs;
  • 10 ADL/ADC class two-car DMUs (ex Transperth), owned by ARTA;
  • 3 DBR class locomotives, owned by KiwiRail, operating in top-and-tail mode with one five-car SX set (ex Brisbane), owned by ARTA;
  • 20 DC class locomotives, owned by KiwiRail, operating in push-pull mode with 20 sets of 3 or 4 SA cars and an SD driving car with driving cab and remote controls (ex British Rail Mark 2 carriages rebuilt for suburban service), owned by ARTA.[1]
  • 4 DFT/DFB class locomotives, owned by KiwiRail. Used in a similar way to the DC class locomotives, using six-car sets (5x SA and 1x SD)

All rolling stock is in MAXX Blue livery, except DC 4104, DC 4346 and DCP 4818, which are in KiwiRail livery.

Rolling stock gallery

Previous operator

The previous operator of the train network in Auckland was Tranz Metro. When the Auckland Regional Council called for tenders for the new contract, Tranz Metro did not tender and Connex (later renamed Veolia) won the tender.

Since 2004:

  • patronage has increased by 30% annually.
  • on-time performance has increased from 50% to 85%.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ticket to Ride" e.nz magazine, July/August 2007 Volume 8/4, pages 24-28

External links


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