Airport Rail. Methodology and Video Release for the Airport Line
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From: Ben Ross
Dear Auckland Transport,
Subject: Studies into Rail Options to the Airport
With Light Rail Transit (LRT) from the City Centre to Auckland International Airport via Dominion Road and State Highway 20 in place of heavy rail (see: Trams proposed for airport route http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl... ) I have the following questions for Auckland Transport:
1. In 2015 you presented to the Auckland Council Infrastructure Committee a video showing the difference between Light Rail and Heavy Rail to the Airport from the City via essentially Onehunga and SH20/20A. Why have you not released this video into the public domain and will you release it into the public domain?
2. In that video you claim the time difference between heavy rail using the existing electric trains and the proposed light rail via Dominion Road is six minutes. Can you please provide a full breakdown of the research methodology that resulted in that conclusion of the time difference please?
3. Can you please a cost break down section by section for both light rail to the airport via Dominion Road, and heavy rail that would extend from the Onehunga Station? Please include the cost of track duplication and level crossing removal on the Onehunga Line and any Public Works Act purchases that might need to be made for either LRT or Heavy Rail? Please also include for LRT the cost of new trams and a tram depot that would be needed for servicing the Airport LRT Line while for heavy rail the cost of extra EMUs.
4. Has Auckland Transport considered heavy rail to the airport from the North Island Main Trunk Link at Otahuhu Station and would run through Mangere East and Mangere before running alongside SH20A to the airport? If not why not? If so the methodology of your research that led to the Otahuhu to Airport route being struck out from further analysis and consideration to and by the Governing Body of Auckland Council.
5. Finally has Auckland Transport done any study for bus or rail rapid transit from Manukau City Centre to the Airport via SH20B?
I look forward to your reply
Yours faithfully,
Ben Ross
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From: CustomerLiaison (AT)
Dear Mr Ross
Thank you for your request for information relating to studies into rail
options to the airport.
Please find attached a response for information requested under the Local
Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Kind regards
Natasha | Customer Liaison Advisor [3]Description: Description:
2-8 Nelson Street, Auckland CBD 1010 Description: Description:
Description: Description:
P 09 355 3553 | F 09 355 3550 Description: Description:
[1]www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz | Description: Description:
[2]www.AT.govt.nz Description: Email-Signature
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must not peruse, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email or
attachments. If you have received this in error, please notify us
immediately by return email, facsimile or telephone (call us collect) and
delete this email. Thank you. Phone: +64 9 355 3553 or Fax: +64 9 355
3550. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGES MADE TO
THIS EMAIL OR TO ANY ATTACHMENTS AFTER TRANSMISSION FROM AUCKLAND
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