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Manukau bus station is a
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in
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, New Zealand, located in
Manukau Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, sou ...
City Centre. The station serves as an important
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for
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, serving as an
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between bus and train services through connections to the adjacent
Manukau Train Station Manukau railway station is located at the heart of the campus of the Manukau Institute of Technology in Manukau, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the terminus station for Eastern Line services between Manukau and Britomart Transport Ce ...
. It is also one of the newest transit stations on the AT Metro network - having opened in 2018 - and is prominent for its unique design which has received
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accolades.


History

The station was first proposed in 2015 as part of the implementation of the new bus network for South Auckland, forming a transport hub with the adjacent
Manukau railway station Manukau railway station is located at the heart of the campus of the Manukau Institute of Technology in Manukau, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is the terminus station for Eastern Line services between Manukau and Britomart Transport Ce ...
. This was to make it easier for bus passengers to transfer to train services as an alternative to long bus trips into the central city. It was also intended to provide better connections between bus services and serve as a "gateway" to
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and
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. At the time, it was expected to cost $26 million with a completion date in late 2017. Construction began on 12 February 2016 with the construction jointly funded by the
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and
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. The station was officially opened on 7 April 2018 in a ceremony attended by
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and Transport Minister
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. The project cost $50 million in total for both the land and construction costs (individually $37 million).


Structure and facilities


Bus facilities

The station has 21 sawtooth bays (similar in design to bus stations in the New Zealand cities of Hamilton and
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as well as in the Hamburg Central Bus Station in Germany) for buses with another two bus stops parallel to the station, on nearby Davies Avenue, which are intended for extra capacity. Auckland Transport justified the sawtooth design as necessary for maximising the use of space to accommodate up to 15 different bus routes at the station. This is due to the station being a terminus for many routes, which typically require
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time between services. The sawtooth design means that additional layover facilities are not required, with the buses waiting in the bays while transitioning between services. Buses reverse out of the sawtooth bays when departing the station in a reversing area that is segregated from the entry and exit lanes as well as passenger areas.


Bicycle facilities

Bicycle parking facilities were not included in the initial design of the station but are being considered for future addition. AT noted that there are already existing parking facilities in adjacent areas (including at the train station) that are underutilized, therefore there isn't a high level of necessity for parking facilities directly in the station building.


Architecture


Awards


Services


AT Metro


Intercity

The station is served by
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bus services on platforms 1-7.


References

{{Public transport in Auckland Bus stations in New Zealand Transport buildings and structures in the Auckland Region Manukau City Centre Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board Area