Transport Network Suburbs covered Pattern Reason for Pattern

Rail Western line (Waitakere

central) Henderson, massey,
mt albert, mt eden, glen
eden, fruitvale, Sunnyvale,
Eastern line (manukau
central) otahuhu, pamnure,
Sylvia park
Southern line (papakura
central) takanini, manurewa,
homai
Onehunga line (central)
remuera, penrose, ellerslie,
Newmarket

Radial and
straight linear
All trains meet in a central place (britomart)
They meet in the CBD where a lot of people
commute to and from for their work.
Lines follow the flat relief connecting the urban
areas where people live.
Difficult/more expensive to construct
complicated rail lines through hilly relief.
Freight trains operate but do not impact
significantly on the residential train network.

Road All over Auckland
Residential, city, & country
From the Rodney district in
the the north, to franklin in
the south.
From Waitakere in the west
and waiheke in the east
meandering Its everywhere
Purpose of roads is to connect people to places
Roads are able to be more easily constructed on
steep relief rather than rail.
Easily access smaller suburbs to each other
Motorways are constructed to increase ease of
access and speed to main urban centres.

Ferry Offshore Islands to AKL central: great
barrier, waiheke, rangitoto /
motutapu
Mainland areas to AKL central:
davenport, northshore, Waitakere,
beachlands maraetai
radial Connects islands where the only option is for a
above water service.
Connects to central transport services as that
provides ease of public transport connections
e.g. the Auckland ferry terminal in central AKL is
close to Britomart the main train passenger hub.
Improving accessibility and increasing transport
options (time efficiency) of coastal urban areas.