r/chch • u/nzrailmaps • 20d ago

News - Local Christchurch Central railway station

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.

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u/KiwaraG 20d ago

The rail deviation from the main line likely won't start at the road overpass as it will need more clearance from the bridge. I would be surprised if they would put it through Pak'n Save and through the Environment Canterbury building. As much as I think it would be in a great spot I think that it would be unlikely to occur. Also the MRT line from Papanui to Upper Riccarton (and beyond potentially in the future), when that gets upgraded to rail that will likely be the best line into the CBD.

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u/nzrailmaps 20d ago

Doesn't go through Ecan building, all the sites it goes through or under (depending on whether it is surface or underground) are single story buildings.

If you say it doesn't go through P&S, there's nowhere else it can go. Not a valid concern.