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Avondale–Southdown Line

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

Proposals

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

Route

The line would connect to the Western line just south of the Avondale Train Station, and connect with the North Island Main Trunk at Southdown Freight terminal (however, 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 (SH20) corridor. According to Transit New Zealand the current highway extension of SH20 from Hillsborough to Mount Roskill, makes provision for the line's construction [2].

Study

In May 2007 ARTA announced that it had formed a study group with ONTRACK to investigate feasibility and costs for the section of the line between Captain Springs Road in Southdown and Hillsborough Road in Mt Roskill (the current end of State Highway 20)[3].

See also

References

  1. ^ ARTA. "ATRA - Plans and policies". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  2. ^ Transit New Zealand. "SH20 Mount Roskill". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  3. ^ "MONTHLY BUSINESS REPORT - April 2007". Retrieved 2007-06-05.
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