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[[File:AucklandRailMap.png|right|400px|thumb|The Auckland passenger rail network as of 23 October 2019. The rail freight terminal at Southdown is located to the east of Te Papapa station. It is the terminus of the Southdown Branch (freight only) which diverges off the Southern Line.]]

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The '''Avondale–Southdown Line''' is a proposed railway line between [[Avondale, Auckland|Avondale]] and [[Southdown, New Zealand|Southdown]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand. One of its main functions would be to remove north–south freight trains from parts of the Auckland rail system that have significant passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Transport/RLTS/RLTS%202009/Airport%20rail%20information%20sheet.pdf|title=Airport Rail & Avondale-Southdown Line|author=ARTA|access-date=25 September 2011|author-link=Auckland Regional Transport Authority|archive-date=29 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329005646/http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Transport/RLTS/RLTS%202009/Airport%20rail%20information%20sheet.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

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== Route ==
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The line would connect the [[Western Line (Auckland)|Western Line]] just east of [[Avondale railway station, New Zealand|Avondale Train Station]] with the [[Southern Line (Auckland)|Southern Line]] at Auckland Freight Centre, Southdown. The route has been designated for rail since 1955.<ref name="NZH20230919">{{Cite web |title=KiwiRail unveils plans for new $6b rail line between Avondale and Southdown in Auckland |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kiwirail-unveils-plans-for-new-6b-rail-line-between-avondale-and-southdown-in-auckland/JZ2AUGYHZZGUZCBHV7M5IYFTM4/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=NZ Herald |language=en}}</ref> The reopening in 2010 of the [[Onehunga Branch]] to passenger traffic may make it more feasible for the line to connect with that branch in Onehunga township. New Zealand Railways Corporation owns most of the corridor for the line, which follows [[Oakley Creek]] and part of the [[Southwest Motorway|State Highway 20]] corridor. The SH20 extension from [[Hillsborough, Auckland|Hillsborough]] to [[Mount Roskill, New Zealand|Mount Roskill]] made provision for the line's construction.<ref>{{cite web |author=Transit New Zealand |author-link=Transit New Zealand |title=SH20 Mount Roskill |url=http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/mountroskill/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625103435/http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/mountroskill/ |archive-date=25 June 2007 |access-date=1 June 2007}}</ref> The line would cross over the entrance to the [[SH20 Waterview Connection]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Proposed Waterview Connection tunnel alignment |url=http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/waterviewconnection/gallery/maps/070208-Waterview-Connection-tunnel-alignment.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907162809/http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/waterviewconnection/gallery/maps/070208-Waterview-Connection-tunnel-alignment.jsp |archive-date=7 September 2008 |access-date=8 February 2008 |publisher=[[Transit New Zealand]]}}</ref> [[KiwiRail]] has reached an agreement with the [[NZ Transport Agency]] over a land swap needed for a realignment of the highway and railway corridors.<ref name="Leave tower where it is, says Unitec" />

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Another proposal exists to connect the Onehunga Branch at Galway Street to the Avondale—Southdown line by building a tunnel under Onehunga Mall to meet Hugh Watt Drive (State Highway 20) before connecting to the proposed route at Hillsborough.<ref name="proposed_area_plan">{{cite web |title=Maungakiekie Area Plan |url=http://www.itsmybackyard.co.nz/areaplans/docs/maungakiekie.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919034410/https://infocouncil.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/Open/2011/03/DPUD_10032011_MAT.pdf |archive-date=19 September 2024 |access-date=14 April 2009 |publisher=Auckland City Council}}</ref>

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== Proposals ==
The corridor was first proposed in the 1940s however freight volumes never grew to be high enough to require its development.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2010-02-16 |title=More on the Avondale-Southdown Line |url=https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2010/02/16/more-on-the-avondale-southdown-line/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Greater Auckland |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

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The [[Auckland Regional Transport Authority]]'s ''Rail Development Plan 2006'' included the line in its long-term vision for Auckland's rail network, however, there has been little development work on the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arta.co.nz/assets/arta%20publications/2006/ARTA%20Rail%20Development%20Plan%20September%202006.pdf |title=Rail Development Plan 2006 |author=ARTA |access-date=15 May 2010 |author-link=Auckland Regional Transport Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081327/http://arta.co.nz/assets/arta%20publications/2006/ARTA%20Rail%20Development%20Plan%20September%202006.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>


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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.<ref name="study_arta">{{cite web |title=MONTHLY BUSINESS REPORT – April 2007 |url=http://www.arta.co.nz/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=B17D24C4-BCD4-1A24-92CC-30CF9A948800&siteName=arc |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061146/http://www.arta.co.nz/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=B17D24C4-BCD4-1A24-92CC-30CF9A948800&siteName=arc |archive-date=28 September 2007 |access-date=5 June 2007 |df=dmy}}</ref>
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The '''Avondale–Southdown Line''' is a proposed railway line between [[Avondale, Auckland|Avondale]] and [[Southdown, New Zealand|Southdown]] in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]]. One of its main functions would be to remove north–south freight trains from the section of the Auckland rail system that has the most passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arc.govt.nz/albany/fms/main/Documents/Transport/RLTS/RLTS%202009/Airport%20rail%20information%20sheet.pdf |title=Airport Rail & Avondale-Southdown Line |author=ARTA|accessdate=2011-09-25|authorlink=Auckland Regional Transport Authority}}</ref>


In 2011, it was envisaged that the line could be built between 2031 and 2040.<ref name="Leave tower where it is, says Unitec">{{cite news |title=Leave tower where it is, says Unitec |first=Mathew |last=Dearnaley |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10710072 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |publisher=APN Holdings |location=Auckland |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=7 March 2011 |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024225246/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10710072 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Proposals==
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The [[Auckland Regional Transport Authority]]'s ''Rail Development Plan 2006'' includes the line in its long-term vision for Auckland's rail network, however, there has been little development work on the project, and it may not be completed until 2030.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arta.co.nz/assets/arta%20publications/2006/ARTA%20Rail%20Development%20Plan%20September%202006.pdf |title=Rail Development Plan 2006 |author=ARTA |accessdate=2010-05-15 |authorlink=Auckland Regional Transport Authority |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081327/http://arta.co.nz/assets/arta%20publications/2006/ARTA%20Rail%20Development%20Plan%20September%202006.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2010 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }} </ref> It is currently envisaged that the line is most likely to be built between 2031–2040.<ref name="Leave tower where it is, says Unitec">{{cite news |title=Leave tower where it is, says Unitec |author= |first=Mathew |last=Dearnaley |authorlink= |authorlink2= |author2= |author3= |author4= |author5= |author6= |author7= |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/transport/news/article.cfm?c_id=97&objectid=10710072 |format= |agency= |newspaper=NZ Herald |publisher=APN Holdings |location=Auckland |isbn= |issn= |oclc= |pmid= |pmd= |bibcode= |doi= |id= |date=4 March 2011 |page= |pages= |at= |accessdate=7 March 2011 |language= |trans_title= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>


Public transport advocates have made alternate proposals for tunnelling or finding alternative corridors for a rail freight bypass,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Patrick |date=2019-05-12 |title=Implication and Opportunity: NorthPort and the AKL rail network. |url=https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2019/05/13/implication-and-opportunity-northport-and-the-akl-rail-network/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Greater Auckland |language=en-NZ}}</ref> whilst using the line for passenger light rail.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowrie |first=Matt |date=2021-08-09 |title=The Crosstown Light Rail Option |url=https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/08/10/the-crosstown-light-rail-option/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Greater Auckland |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
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=== Route ===
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The line would connect the [[Western Line, Auckland|Western Line]] just east of [[Avondale Train Station]] with the [[Southern Line, Auckland|Southern Line]] at Auckland Freight Centre, Southdown. The reopening in 2010 of the [[Onehunga Branch]] to passenger traffic may make it more feasible for the line to connect with that branch in Onehunga township. New Zealand Railways Corporation owns most of the corridor for the line, which follows [[Oakley Creek]] and part of the [[Southwest Motorway|State Highway 20]] corridor. The SH20 extension from [[Hillsborough, Auckland|Hillsborough]] to [[Mount Roskill, New Zealand|Mount Roskill]] made provision for the line's construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/mountroskill/|title=SH20 Mount Roskill|author=[[Transit New Zealand]]|accessdate=2007-06-01| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070625103435/http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/mountroskill/| archivedate= 25 June 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The line would cross over the entrance to the proposed [[SH20 Waterview Connection]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.transit.govt.nz/projects/waterviewconnection/gallery/maps/070208-Waterview-Connection-tunnel-alignment.jsp|title=Proposed Waterview Connection tunnel alignment|publisher=[[Transit New Zealand]]|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> KiwiRail has reached an agreement with the NZTA over a land swap needed for a realignment of the highway and railway corridors.<ref name="Leave tower where it is, says Unitec"/>


In 2023, the proposed line was revived by the Government for potential use by a new combined light rail and heavy rail corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Erin |date=2023-03-16 |title=KiwiRail revives Avondale to Southdown train link for freight and passengers |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-government/300827873/kiwirail-revives-avondale-to-southdown-train-link-for-freight-and-passengers |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Stuff |language=en}}</ref> Parts of the elevated quad-track proposal were controversial for residents in [[Onehunga]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Horrified': Overhead rail option to slice apart Auckland suburb |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/04/27/horrified-overhead-rail-option-to-slice-apart-auckland-suburb/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=1 News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Green light for rail, red light for locals – Onehunga Community News |url=https://onehunga.co.nz/green-light-for-rail-red-light-for-locals/ |access-date=2023-08-12 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-20 |title=Avoiding tunnel vision on proposed rail route through Auckland neighbourhoods |url=https://www.newsroom.co.nz/page/avoiding-tunnel-vision-on-proposed-rail-route-through-auckland-neighbourhoods |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Newsroom |language=en-AU}}</ref> Auckland Light Rail has not proceeded with a combined corridor proposal.
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Another proposal exists to connect the Onehunga Branch at Galway Street to the Avondale—Southdown line by building a tunnel under Onehunga Mall to meet Hugh Watt Drive (State Highway 20) before connecting to the proposed route at Hillsborough.<ref name="proposed_area_plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsmybackyard.co.nz/areaplans/docs/maungakiekie.pdf|title=Maungakiekie Area Plan|accessdate=2009-04-14|publisher=Auckland City Council}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


KiwiRail later proposed building the heavy rail line for freight and passenger rail, which was now costed at about $6 billion. The new line could be partially trenched or tunnelled through Onehunga. The project is part of the draft 30 year Auckland Rail Programme Business case.<ref name="NZH20230919" />
==Study==
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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.<ref name="study_arta">{{cite web|url=http://www.arta.co.nz/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=B17D24C4-BCD4-1A24-92CC-30CF9A948800&siteName=arc |title=MONTHLY BUSINESS REPORT - April 2007 |accessdate=2007-06-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061146/http://www.arta.co.nz/shadomx/apps/fms/fmsdownload.cfm?file_uuid=B17D24C4-BCD4-1A24-92CC-30CF9A948800&siteName=arc |archivedate=28 September 2007 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>


==See also==
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==References==
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Avondale–Southdown Line
Overview
StatusProposed, subject to study
OwnerNew Zealand Railways Corporation (land)
Termini
Service
TypeUrban rail
Rolling stockNone
Technical
CharacterUrban
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Map
Map
The Auckland passenger rail network as of 23 October 2019. The rail freight terminal at Southdown is located to the east of Te Papapa station. It is the terminus of the Southdown Branch (freight only) which diverges off the Southern Line.

The Avondale–Southdown Line is a proposed railway line between Avondale and Southdown in Auckland, New Zealand. One of its main functions would be to remove north–south freight trains from parts of the Auckland rail system that have significant passenger traffic.[1]

Route

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The line would connect the Western Line just east of Avondale Train Station with the Southern Line at Auckland Freight Centre, Southdown. The route has been designated for rail since 1955.[2] The reopening in 2010 of the Onehunga Branch to passenger traffic may make it more feasible for the line to connect with that branch in Onehunga township. New Zealand Railways Corporation owns most of the corridor for the line, which follows Oakley Creek and part of the State Highway 20 corridor. The SH20 extension from Hillsborough to Mount Roskill made provision for the line's construction.[3] The line would cross over the entrance to the SH20 Waterview Connection.[4] KiwiRail has reached an agreement with the NZ Transport Agency over a land swap needed for a realignment of the highway and railway corridors.[5]

Another proposal exists to connect the Onehunga Branch at Galway Street to the Avondale—Southdown line by building a tunnel under Onehunga Mall to meet Hugh Watt Drive (State Highway 20) before connecting to the proposed route at Hillsborough.[6]

Proposals

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The corridor was first proposed in the 1940s however freight volumes never grew to be high enough to require its development.[7]

The Auckland Regional Transport Authority's Rail Development Plan 2006 included the line in its long-term vision for Auckland's rail network, however, there has been little development work on the project.[8]

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.[9]

In 2011, it was envisaged that the line could be built between 2031 and 2040.[5]

Public transport advocates have made alternate proposals for tunnelling or finding alternative corridors for a rail freight bypass,[10] whilst using the line for passenger light rail.[11]

In 2023, the proposed line was revived by the Government for potential use by a new combined light rail and heavy rail corridor.[12] Parts of the elevated quad-track proposal were controversial for residents in Onehunga.[13][14][15] Auckland Light Rail has not proceeded with a combined corridor proposal.

KiwiRail later proposed building the heavy rail line for freight and passenger rail, which was now costed at about $6 billion. The new line could be partially trenched or tunnelled through Onehunga. The project is part of the draft 30 year Auckland Rail Programme Business case.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ARTA. "Airport Rail & Avondale-Southdown Line" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b "KiwiRail unveils plans for new $6b rail line between Avondale and Southdown in Auckland". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ Transit New Zealand. "SH20 Mount Roskill". Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Proposed Waterview Connection tunnel alignment". Transit New Zealand. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b Dearnaley, Mathew (4 March 2011). "Leave tower where it is, says Unitec". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland: APN Holdings. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Maungakiekie Area Plan" (PDF). Auckland City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  7. ^ admin (16 February 2010). "More on the Avondale-Southdown Line". Greater Auckland. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ ARTA. "Rail Development Plan 2006" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  9. ^ "MONTHLY BUSINESS REPORT – April 2007". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
  10. ^ Reynolds, Patrick (12 May 2019). "Implication and Opportunity: NorthPort and the AKL rail network". Greater Auckland. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ^ Lowrie, Matt (9 August 2021). "The Crosstown Light Rail Option". Greater Auckland. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ^ Johnson, Erin (16 March 2023). "KiwiRail revives Avondale to Southdown train link for freight and passengers". Stuff. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ^ "'Horrified': Overhead rail option to slice apart Auckland suburb". 1 News. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Green light for rail, red light for locals – Onehunga Community News". Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Avoiding tunnel vision on proposed rail route through Auckland neighbourhoods". Newsroom. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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