Auckland Technical Tours (12 September)

The unprecedented initial upgrade of Auckland’s rail network is coming to fruition. For the past three years KiwiRail, the Auckland Regional Transport Agency (ARTA) and their contractors, have been working intensively on projects that will extend the reach of the Auckland network and improve reliability like never before.

The renaissance of the Auckland Rail network was kicked off by the opening of the Britomart Transport Centre in 2003. With passenger numbers rising rapidly, in 2007 the New Zealand Government awarded KiwiRail (then ONTRACK) $600 million to extensively upgrade the Auckland rail network infrastructure, accompanied by significant regional funding for ARTA to revamp stations and trains. Project DART – Developing Auckland’s Rail Transport – has achieved significant milestones in the past three years.

When: Sunday 12 September
Where: Auckland
Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm (City centre pick up), or
9.30am – 12.00pm (Airport pick up)
Cost: NZ$50 per person (including morning tea)

For those travelling to CORE 2010 via Auckland enjoy a pre conference tour of DART 9. 

DART 9: The first new rail route in Auckland since the opening of the Eastern Line in 1930, the Manukau Rail Link brings rail to a new community within the Auckland region. The commercial and industrial hub of Manukau is being made more accessible with the addition of a new 2km branch line connecting with the Southern Line (North Island Main Trunk). The new station is predicted to compete with Newmarket as the network’s second busiest station after Britomart. 

Get up close and personal with a site walkover inside the 300m-long trench that will house lateral platforms and a below-ground station at a depth of 6 metres. Meet the engineers who will explain some of the design and construction challenges faced on this project when tackling some of Auckland’s difficult volcanic ground.

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