Rail Programme of Action

The ARC has provided, in its Long Term Council Community Plan, funding to cover the full capital cost of:

• Purchase of interim diesel rolling stock to meet patronage demand until the arrival of electric trains
• Construction of stabling facilities required to house the new rolling stock

The ARC has also provided local share funding for the following rail capital projects.  Subject to securing the national share of funding from the NZ Transport Agency, ARTA will:

• Complete  Newmarket Station, to open January 2010; 
• Complete New Lynn, Grafton and Avondale Stations;
• upgrade Kingsland station and improve connections to Eden Park;
• Construct stations on the Onehunga line, and provide a half-hourly train service to Onehunga at peak times;
• Construct a new major station at Manukau City, and provide train services to Manukau, subject to completion of the Manukau Link rail track by ONTRACK. 
• Deliver some additional station upgrade works from 2011/12.
• ARTA will also deliver the following rail service improvements:
• Additional peak capacity on Southern and Eastern lines from 2009/10
• Increased interpeak and late night services on all lines, staged across 3 years
• 10 minute peak services on the Western line from 2010/11

Ferry Programme of Action

Subject to securing the national share of funding from the NZ Transport Agency, ARTA will:

• Complete renewal works and passenger facilities at the Downtown ferry terminal; In progress and will be completed in 2010. 
• Contribute to a Hobsonville ferry terminal, and commence ferry services to Hobsonville (timing to be determined in consultation with the Hobsonville Land Company); Planned 2010/2011
• Construct improvements to Beach Haven ferry terminal in 2009/10.

Bus Service Improvements

ARTA will:

• Put in place a simpler, more effective network design for bus services in the Eastern, Western and Southern sectors;
• Prepare and implement a Regional Public Transport Plan under new legislation, including changes to bus contracts to achieve better value for money and integration of the overall public transport system.

Multimodal Projects:

Subject to securing the national share of funding from the NZ Transport Agency, ARTA will:

• Implement an integrated ticket on bus, rail and ferry services;
• Improve scheduling and passenger information across bus, rail and ferry services;
• Put in place consistent policy standards for CCTV at public transport interchanges, and upgrades CCTV at priority sites from 2010/11.