In order to provide a modern station to the passengers, the upgrade will include a new station building and shelter along the majority of the platforms. The walking distance between buses and trains will be less than a minute.
The upgraded station will be the entry point to the new South Eastern Busway, and will reduce the public transport journeys from the busway from Panmure Station to Pakuranga town centre and Botany by half. It will attract an estimated 5.2 million passengers per year.
The new station is part of the $100 million first phase of AMETI, Auckland’s biggest transport project after the Waterview Connection. It includes a new north-south road linking Mt. Wellington Highway and Morrin Rd., a 220m tunnel for the road, cycle paths, new footpaths and three new bridges.
Construction of the first stage of the busway from Panmure to Pakuranga is scheduled to start in 2015/16.
