AUCKLAND RAPID TRANSIT SCHEME

This article is based on the environmental impact report on the Auckland rapid transit scheme. This has the objective of providing a public passenger transport service which will make use of an electrified railway fully integrated and co-ordinated with road transport. It will involve a 30km rapid transit system and an underground loop line. The authors outline the proposals for the rail component including electrification, elimination of level crossings and a standardized service. Details of stations are given, which are designed for pleasantness and convenience, and include provisions for handicapped people. The route of the rail service is next discussed followed by brief details of the overhead power system. Three-car units each seating 150 passengers will operate at up to 120km/h two being operated in tandem during peak hours. After briefly describing the storage and servicing complex the authors discuss the construction of the underground section most of which will be excavated in unweathered sandstones and siltstones, which can be tunnelled by a header unit with a small traversing cutter or by a tunneling machine. 2.5 and 4 meter ventilation and emergency shafts will be incorporated. The 200,000 cubic metres of spoil are to be used in the Grafton Gully motorway construction. Environmental features of the system are discussed with particular reference to appearance and noise. Noise reduction is to be achieved by the use of long welded rails on rubber pads and heavy sleepers, by high quality alignment, the use of ballasted bridge deck designs and noise barriers. /TRRL/

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  Technical Publications Limited

  C.P.O. 3047
  Wellington,   New Zealand 
• Publication Date: 1975-4-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 99-102
• Serial:
  • NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERING
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand
  • ISSN: 0028-808X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Construction management; Drilling; Electric railroads; Electricity; Environmental impacts; Integrated systems; Intermodal terminals; Landscaping; Noise control; Public transit; Rail transit facilities; Railroad electrification; Railroad stations; Railroads; Rapid transit; Routes; Sandstones; Silts; Sound; Subways; Transfer points; Transportation planning; Tunneling; Tunneling machines; Tunnels; Urban transportation; Ventilation systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Integration
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 2894: Alignment; 3666: Construction method; 3871: Drilling; 6954: Electricity; 2887: Landscaping; 8079: New Zealand; 744: Public transport; 4104: Sandstone; 4149: Silt; 6748: Sound; 1095: Station (railway); 3374: Tunnel; 3392: Ventilation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I54: Construction of Tunnels; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127911
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1981 12:00AM