Construction of the rail exchange at Ports of Auckland’s Wiri Inland Port in South Auckland is a step closer to completion – and the first train will arrive early in the new year.
The Wiri Inland Port is strategically located off Wiri Station Road in South Auckland, close to Auckland International Airport, and adjacent to SH1 and SH20.
Two of three rail siding tracks that will connect the inland port to the Waitemata seaport are in place and work is well under way on the concrete hardstand.
Ports of Auckland Managing Director Jens Madsen said it means exporters and importers will be able to drop off and pick up containers without having to negotiate the Auckland motorways.”Containers will move to and from the seaport by rail, saving as many as 100,000 central city truck trips per annum once the service is fully operational.
“By using the Wiri Inland Port as a storage centre and staging post, we’ll also free up room and create efficiencies at the Waitemata seaport.
This is good news for the whole supply chain. Mr Madsen said carbon emission modelling by Ports of Auckland “had shown big potential savings for businesses close to the Wiri Inland Port. A lot of our current customers are based within eight kilometres of the inland port. By using the rail link to the seaport, this group will be able to reduce the carbon emissions of transporting their containers by up to 25%.
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6 Responses to “First Freight Train At Wiri In January”
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Could you get photos of this Jon..?
Some before and after photos would be nice…
Sure thing, Jeremy. Thanks for the suggestion.
I believe the inland port is going to block a potential Manukau to South link. If possible, do you think any of your photos could show how bad the blockage will be?
You’re talking about the junction into the new Manukau Branch right Andrew..?
I saw Geoff talking about that…
Yes – I think that oversight needs more publicity!
I think it’s stupidly being pushed through, hopefully in the future a real transport visionary will be MoT and will build a proper rail yard here and in the CBD with a truck interchange, marshalling yard and loops rather than an in and out yard…