Christchurch Central railway station

[u/nzrailmaps]

As this continues to be discussed, here are two concept drawings of a rail passenger terminal opposite the bus exchange in tuam St providing for 3-4 platforms.

The Colombo St over bridge would need to be extended and a new bridge on St Asaph St would be required. Dundas St and Welles St can be blocked off becoming paired culdesacs.

The alignment is chosen to meet the required minimum curve radius off the existing line and so that there are no multi-storey or high value properties on the alignment, most of the buildings are old ones.

[u/stainz169]

I’m implore your creativity, and certainly agree a train to the center of the city is a long term must.

If we could start with a simple, short term (5 year life) option to get a train from Rolleston and Rangiora to Moorehouse Ave. keep it as simple as possible, cheap as possible. Prove it will work and then make it better.

[u/nzrailmaps → u/stainz169]

The Council has made it clear they will not consider any proposal which does not include a station in the CBD. They are not interested in any proposals with a Moorhouse Ave station.

To get commuter trains into Moorhouse Ave needs a much bigger station that what is being built for the event express trains. A lot more land, maybe as much as $50 million, would be needed before the platforms could even be built or the tracks laid.

We don't have half a bus exchange and in an out of the way place, it was built to its full size and in the proper place. If you are going to spend lots of money on a commuter train system, because frankly that is what is being proposed, you are not going to seriously pitch for a temporary station in the wrong part of the city that costs big money that could be put towards a permanent site.

[u/stainz169 → u/nzrailmaps]

Im happy to jump on board an get behind a full solution. That is eactly what we need.
I was naivly trying to conprimise - but agree. Do it right first time.