The ARTA Years 2004 â 2010 - Auckland Transport
The ARTA Years 2004 â 2010 - Auckland Transport
The ARTA Years 2004 â 2010 - Auckland Transport
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ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS – CASE STUDY<br />
<strong>2010</strong>: Newmarket Station opens<br />
Newmarket’s rail station is the city’s second busiest after Britomart and a key junction in <strong>Auckland</strong>’s rail network.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new station opened in January <strong>2010</strong>, after the old station closed in January 2008 to allow for both track realignment<br />
and construction of a large, modern station.<br />
<strong>The</strong> station is a self-ventilating, light and airy environment. A high-roofed atrium-like main station concourse is covered by<br />
a floating roof canopy, supported on elegant columns. Lower level canopies create shelter over the platforms. Commuters<br />
access the platforms by lifts, stairs or escalators and there is shelter, seating, lighting and signage along the entire 180m<br />
length of platform. A ticket office where customers can purchase multiple tickets or monthly passes is housed on the<br />
concourse and CCTV cameras and help points are situated throughout for the safety of customers. <strong>The</strong> redevelopment<br />
has also improved connections between the station and its surrounding commercial and residential areas, with entrances<br />
from a new square off Broadway, the Remuera Road Link Bridge and a bridge from Joseph Banks Terrace.<br />
In addition to the new station, KiwiRail completed a complex new track layout at Newmarket Junction, where the key<br />
Southern and Western lines intersect. <strong>The</strong> new station has twin island platforms with three tracks. Direct connections<br />
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