Transdev Auckland

Transdev Auckland, formerly Veolia Transport Auckland, and Connex Auckland was a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia that ran Auckland's urban passenger trains under contract from Auckland Transport on infrastructure owned and managed by KiwiRail. Auckland Transport receives funding to subsidise these services from the NZ Transport Agency, which receives funding from road user taxes and Crown appropriations, and from the Auckland Council through rates.

Transdev Auckland
Overview
Owner	Transdev Australasia
Locale	Auckland, New Zealand
Transit type	Suburban rail
Number of lines	4
Number of stations	43
Daily ridership	93,000^[1]
Annual ridership	21.4 million (July 2019)^[2]
Headquarters	Auckland
Operation
Began operation	2004
Ended operation	15 January 2022
Number of vehicles	65 train sets
Technical
System length	120 km (75 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25 kV AC (Swanson to Papakura)

Transdev also operates Wellington's commuter rail services as Transdev Wellington since July 2016.^[3]

History

The previous operator of the train network in Auckland was Tranz Metro. When the Auckland Regional Council called for tenders for the new contract, Tranz Metro did not tender and Connex (later Transdev) won the tender. Transdev in a consortium with John Holland and CAF was shortlisted to bid for the next contract in 2021, but lost out to Auckland One Rail. Transdev Auckland ceased on 15 January 2022.^[4][5][6]

Network

v t e Auckland suburban rail network
Legend
Swanson   Rānui   Sturges Road   Henderson   Sunnyvale   Glen Eden   Fruitvale Road   New Lynn   Avondale   Mount Albert   Baldwin Avenue   Morningside   Kingsland   Mount Eden       City Rail Link (Under Construction)     Karanga-a-Hape     Te Waihorotiu       Britomart     Grafton               Parnell       Newmarket Junction     Newmarket     Ōrākei     Remuera     Meadowbank     Greenlane     Glen Innes     Ellerslie     Panmure     Sylvia Park       Onehunga Branch       Penrose       Te Papapa       Onehunga       Westfield Junction   Ōtāhuhu   Middlemore   Papatoetoe   Puhinui     Manukau Branch     Manukau     Wiri TMD   Homai   Manurewa   Te Mahia   Takaanini       Papakura     Papakura-Pukekohe shuttle   Pukekohe

See also: Urban train services

Transdev operated services on the following lines from Britomart (effective 12 March 2017):^[7]

• Eastern Line services run along the North Island Main Trunk (NIMT) via Glen Innes to Puhinui, then diverge onto the Manukau Branch to the Manukau terminus.
• Southern Line services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the Newmarket Line to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Westfield Junction (just north of Westfield - a station permanently closed since March 2017),^[8] and then the NIMT to Papakura, with a diesel train shuttle service between Papakura and Pukekohe.
• Western Line services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the Newmarket Line to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line via Henderson to Swanson.
• Onehunga Line services run out of the Britomart tunnel on the NIMT, then the Newmarket Line to Newmarket, then the North Auckland Line to Penrose where they diverge onto the Onehunga Branch to the terminus at Onehunga.

Rolling stock

At conclusion

Main article: New Zealand AM class electric multiple unit

Transdev operated the following rolling stock:

• 72 AM three-car EMUs (built by CAF) running on all lines since full electrification in July 2015 (except Papakura - Pukekohe shuttle)
• 8 ADL/ADC two-car DMUs (ex Transperth) owned by Auckland Transport

The AM class wear the Auckland Transport livery, and the ADL class wear the MAXX livery.

Former

Transdev operated the following rolling stock until full electrification in July 2015:

• 20 DC locomotives owned by KiwiRail, operating in push-pull mode with 20 sets of three or four SA cars and an SD driving car with driving cab and remote controls (ex British Rail Mark 2 carriages rebuilt for suburban service), owned by Auckland Transport. The carriages are stored at Taumarunui and the locomotives have returned to KiwiRail.^[9]
• 4 DFT/DFB locomotives owned by KiwiRail, operating in push-pull mode with six-car sets (five SA, one SD), now back with KiwiRail
• 9 ADK/ADB two-car DMUs, in storage

All diesel rolling stock and locomotive-hauled carriage stock is in MAXX Blue livery, except four locomotives which were in KiwiRail livery.

References

1. "PT Reaches 100 Million". 7 June 2019. from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
2. "An extra million on the trains in just three months" (Press release). Auckland Transport. 6 April 2017. from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
3. "Wellingtons trains to be run by French company Transdev after KiwiRail loses contract". The Dominion Post. 17 December 2015. from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
4. Radio New Zealand 27 August 2021
5. Business Times 27 August 2021
6. Straits Times 27 August 2021
7. . Auckland Transport. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
8. "Westfield Station closing permanently from 12 March 2017". Auckland Transport. 14 March 2017. from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
9. "Ticket to Ride" e.nz magazine, July/August 2007 Volume 8/4, pages 24-28

External links

• Official website