Huntly Rail Platform Upgrade

Rail platform refurbishment

PROJECT: Huntly Rail Platform Upgrade CONTRACTOR: Downer NZ CLIENT: Waikato District Council / KiwiRail VALUE: $1.6m

The Huntly Rail Platform Upgrade was completed to prepare for the upcoming introduction of Te Huia, the commuter train between Hamilton and Auckland.

Huntly is a key stop en route but the platform required a major upgrade. Downer carried out the works between March 2020 and February 2021. Although Covid-19 impacted expected timelines, the construction team worked to meet all reimagined milestones while ensuring that health and safety protocols were followed during the works. The works included realigning and rebuilding the existing station platform, installing shelters, safety markings, constructing a park and ride facility and the addition of upgraded lighting and CCTV cameras. As design phases were occurring alongside construction (Downer was involved in the design and consult phase of the project with AECOM), it was decided to preserve half of the platform panels and replace the second half with newly fabricated panels. In doing this Downer realigned the entire platform further from the loop line to prevent damage from trains coming too close to the platform.