New Lynn railway station

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New Lynn
Auckland Transport Urban rail
20220903 094414 New Lynn Train Station.jpg
The New Lynn railway station in 2022
General information
Location New Lynn
Coordinates 36°54′34″S174°41′03″E / 36.90939°S 174.68408°E / -36.90939; 174.68408
Owned by KiwiRail (track and platforms)
Auckland Transport (buildings)
Operated by Auckland One Rail
Line(s) Western Line
PlatformsIsland platform
TracksMainline (2)
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes (Lifts)
Other information
Station codeNLY
Fare zoneIsthmus/Waitakere (overlap)
History
Opened1880
Rebuilt2008
Electrified25 kV AC [1]
Passengers
CY 20181,520,640 [2]
Services
Preceding station Auckland Transport
(Auckland One Rail)		Following station
Avondale
towards Waitematā
Western Line Fruitvale Road
towards Swanson

New Lynn railway station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, New Zealand, and is part of an integrated transport centre where transfers can be made to and from bus services. A redeveloped station in a new rail trench was opened on 25 September 2010. [3] LynnMall, a major shopping mall, is close by.

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History

Rail trench

New Lynn Rail Corridor, a relief sculpture by Louise Purvis New Lynn Rail Trench Construction Site III.jpg
New Lynn Rail Corridor, a relief sculpture by Louise Purvis

In the late 2000s, local and regional government, as part of the revitalising of the regional rail commuter network, decided to build a new "feature station" at New Lynn, which included sinking the tracks and station into a trench. [9] Road was grade-separated from rail to enable vehicle traffic to pass over the line. [9] Before the trenching works, the level crossings in the town centre were often blocked by passing trains, leading to substantial road congestion, which would have only increased with more train services. [7]

The new rail trench and associated sunken station were to be constructed with up to 16m deep diaphragm walls using specially imported cranes and specialists. This was required due to the unstable, water-logged soils and the need to avoid settlement damage to close by buildings. The procedure to construct the 1 km of trench (with finished depth of up to 8m) involved multiple temporary shifts of the railway line and of various associated roads, and was called the most difficult part of the DART railway development programme in Auckland. [10] Wet ground conditions had also forced a redesign of the trench methods, and delayed the project start by six months. [3]

Services

Bus routes 14, 18, 22N, 24B, 24R, 68, 191, 149, 152, 154, 161, 162, 170, 171, 172, 186, 195 and 670 travel to the bus-train interchange at New Lynn, directly adjacent to the station. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ Auckland Transport. "Boardings and Alightings All Stations for Calendar Year 2018". FYI.org.nz . Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Dearnaley, Mathew (26 February 2010). "Rail-trench opening will ease travel for motorists". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Rails magazine, April 1983, p.19
  6. ↑ Rails magazine, September 1987, p.41
  7. 1 2 Dearnaley, Mathew (20 December 2006). "Rail trench saviour for New Lynn shopping centre". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Mathew Dearnaley (25 September 2010). "Governor General slams Auckland's traffic congestion". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  9. 1 2 Major Makeover In Store For New Lynn Rail Station Archived 13 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (from the ARTA newsletter, February 2009. Accessed 2009-03-27.)
  10. ↑ New New Lynn's Look - e.nz magazine, IPENZ, September/October 2008, Page 27-31
  11. ↑ "Western Guide" (PDF). Auckland Transport. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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