As discussed before in the preceding articles in my blog, we see the Auckland rail loop and the Waterfront tramway are both proposed to link to Britomart Railway Station. Let’s now have a look at the use of Britomart Station and its significant role as a transport centre in Auckland, and even in New Zealand.
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Britomart Transport Center
photo Cred: Wikipedia |
Britomart is located in downtown at Queens Street, it is the CBD public transport hub of Auckland, and it’s the northern terminus of the North Island Main Trunk Line, which links to the country’s capital Wellington. At present it contains bus interchange within the railway station.
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Map of North Island Main Trunk Railway
map Cred: Mueller |
The rail has work effectively throughout the years to make the total amount of travellers using public transport to increase significantly, primarily for an increase for domestic travel. It is introduced that the rail patronage has increased from 2.5 million journeys in 2003 to 9.2 million in 2011 this year.
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the Britomart transport station
photo Cred: Britomart Transport Center |
Currently the station holds a capacity of serving up to 10,500 passengers during peak hour of a day. To meet the future needs and increase the capacity of rail, a tunnel underneath Auckland CBD is to be established soon. With the addition of the Waterfront tramway linked to it, the Britomart station is expected to finally fullfill the needs of the increased travel demand and meet public expectations that “Britomart opened ahead of its time”.
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the busy Britomart
photo Cred: canvass Auckland |
Reference:
Wikipedia, (April/25/2011) North Island Main Trunk,
Wikipedia, (May/8/2011) Britomart Transport Center,
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