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{{cite news| url= http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/auckland-to-launch-light-rail-study.html?channel=541| title= Auckland to launch light rail study| publisher= [[International Railway Journal]]| author= Barrett, Keith| date= 23 January 2015| accessdate= 27 January 2015| url-status= live| archive-date= 3 February 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150203001537/http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/australia-nz/auckland-to-launch-light-rail-study.html?channel=541}}</ref>


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{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=Light Rail dies but Light Metro may return|url=https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2020/06/25/light-rail-dies-but-light-metro-may-return/|access-date=2020-06-26|website=Greater Auckland|language=en-NZ|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804052111/https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2020/06/25/light-rail-dies-but-light-metro-may-return/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{cite web |date=28 January 2022 |title=Auckland light rail goes for tunnel option with harbour crossing |url=https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/127610200/auckland-light-rail-goes-for-tunnel-option-with-harbour-crossing |access-date=28 January 2022 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128071228/https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/127610200/auckland-light-rail-goes-for-tunnel-option-with-harbour-crossing |url-status=live }}</ref>


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{{Cite web |last=Franks |first=Raphael |date=19 October 2023 |title=Election 2023: Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon pays visit to his Botany electorate |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-2023-prime-minister-elect-christopher-luxon-pays-visit-to-his-botany-electorate/XK7MBUHAWJHIJHU72LLCT5HURQ/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>
{{Cite web |last=Franks |first=Raphael |date=19 October 2023 |title=Election 2023: Prime Minister-elect Christopher Luxon pays visit to his Botany electorate |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/election-2023-prime-minister-elect-christopher-luxon-pays-visit-to-his-botany-electorate/XK7MBUHAWJHIJHU72LLCT5HURQ/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=New Zealand Herald}}</ref>


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{{Cite web |last=Hollingworth |first=Adam |date=20 October 2023 |title=Incoming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to scrap Light Rail, Auckland mayor suggests cheaper option |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/10/incoming-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-to-scrap-light-rail-auckland-mayor-suggests-cheaper-option.html |access-date=20 October 2023 |website=Newshub}}</ref>


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Revision as of 13:13, 2 January 2024

In 2015 Auckland, New Zealand, considered building light rail lines to replace some of its most heavily used bus lines.[1] Many of these new light rail lines, if built, would echo Auckland's former tram system.[2]

Auckland was served by a network of traditional tram or streetcar routes until the mid-20th Century.[3][4] The original tram network had 72 km (44.74 mi) of track.[5]

Steve Hawkins, Auckland Transport's Chief Engineer, said that the bus routes on Symonds Street and Fanshawe Street require as many as 150 buses each.[6] The Light Rail study is considering replacing the bus routes on Dominion Road, Manukau Road, Mt Eden Road, Symonds Street and Queen St with light rail routes. All of those bus routes replaced routes on Auckland's 20th Century Tram network.

Auckland Mayor Len Brown pointed out that the city's ten year plan did not include funding for building new light rail routes.[6]

Stuff.nz quoted Auckland Transport officials who described how the study was considering the option of building light rail routes, with a dedicated right of way, and the option of building routes where rail vehicles shared the road with other vehicles, as with a traditional streetcar system.[6] Officials projected that the maximum passenger capacity of a true light rail line would be 18,000 passengers per hour, while the maximum capacity of a system where vehicles shared the road with other vehicles would max out at 12,000 passengers per hour. They said 2,500 passengers per hour was the practical maximum for a bus route.

A series of formal proposals were made

In 2023

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  1. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named InternationalRailway2015-01-23
  2. 2.0 2.1 Light rail gets thumbs up from opposition, 3 News, 24 January 2015. Retrieved on 27 January 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Smith, Sandy. Beijing to Add Four More Metro Lines, Next City, 27 January 2015. Retrieved on 28 January 2015.
  4. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NzHerald2015-01-25
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named NzHerald2015-01-23
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Stuff2015-01-23
  7. Worthington, Samantha. Auckland to get partially tunnelled CBD to airport light rail.
  8. Thompson, Wayne. From apps to zones: Is this how we get city moving?, The New Zealand Herald, 25 January 2015. Retrieved on 27 January 2015.
  9. Dearnaley, Mathew. Light rail returns to the spotlight, The New Zealand Herald, 23 January 2015. Retrieved on 28 January 2015.