WORK COMMENCED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 142, 18 June 1930, Page 10

WORK COMMENCED.

RAILWAY' STATION tOOP.;; "i .» PROVISION TOR TBABIS. ) ROAD.: "Work/ has .■'been commenced on 'the construction of the tramway loop at the ne,\y .Auckland" , railway station,'. and gangs of men r are,laying down "the juncr tions, in-the permanent:tracks in Beach '■ Ebad.:- Y . /'., ,■•-.-■ •.; •■ ■>. . v -; | ,4s shown--by-the plane, a single traok will branch off the, tram lines in-Beach Road, and' will run, with an easy curve and/slope, Up one ramp to the station. Facing the station , door there is a raided' platform, on, to which the trains ivill- run, and .they will, stop ,beside a loading; platform similar to the safety zones in .the city streets. In order to rejoin Beach Road, the trams will continue down'the other ramp arid join .up by mean's of the customary. points.v The junctions are sp placed that trams from the city will be .able to turn straight into £he station, load, proceed down, the. other -raibpj and turn back towards Queen' Street instead of continuing in the direction of Parncll. The probable routes and time-tables have not yet been arranged, but Mr. A. E, Ford, manager of the Transport Hoard; ie proposing to run-a special servjeb froni the station along Customs Hlt'oct, up Queen Street, and back again to-the fixation by the proposed Albert Street route. Even without, the lastnienfcioncd route it will be possible to utilise Queen Street in some circular system. '•'»■';' At the present time concrete is being laid on the rampe, and tlvere will be nothing to,hinder the immediate laying down of the tram rails, supplies of which'fire already on hand. Gaps.will have , to be left between thd ramps.and Beach Road until.September, when the sMJori will be in use, because the old jMJn lailway line is at present in the iway, Jn view of ,that obstruction, as zn'jujcfr work as possible will be done nVw, ap thafc all that will bo necessary wfoen; £he station is qponed will be to Ijpjn up the rails, /On jihp ramps double tracks will be consjtruited' to trams to park whije.awaiting tjie arrival of express