Park-and-Ride Car Parks

Introduction
Sturges park-and-ride
Sunnyvale park-and-ride

Introduction

The purpose of a park-and-ride is to encourage rail patronage. Park-and-ride facilities allow commuters to travel by car to a station (especially those that cannot walk, cycle, get a bus or get dropped off) and catch the train to their destination. It is one of the effective ways to encourage people to use passenger transport like trains.

The Auckland Regional Transport Authority is assuming responsibility for infrastructure within the rail corridor, but relies on local authorities to provide supporting infrastructure, including park-and-rides outside the corridor. The potential funding sources for park-and-ride facilities are rates, development contributions, Land Transport New Zealand subsidies (currently 53%) and potential user charges.

Park-and-ride facilities need to be safe and secure to use. Upgraded park-and-ride facilities ideally provide a sealed surface, lighting, camera surveillance, and regular patrols. Enforcement is also required to that they are only used by passenger transport commuters.

Sturges Road park and ride

The Sturges park-and-ride provides 170 free car parks for commuter and can be accessed from Swanson Road.

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Sturges Road park-and-ride brochure (Size 473K)

Sunnyvale park and ride

Sunnyvale provides for a large catchment including the Waitakere Ranges, West Coast, Oratia, Sunnyvale, Bruce McLaren and Glendene areas. It provides 102 free car parks for commuters and can be accessed from Seymour Road. A brochure can be downloaded here.

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Sunnyvale park-and-ride brochure (Size 449K)