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Onehunga Opening Details

Onehunga Opening Details

An exciting PT September ahead - two big openings at Onehunga and New Lynn. Onehunga’s grand official opening will be on Saturday September 18. A steam...

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NZTA: Don’t Drive From Sat Night

NZTA: Don’t Drive From Sat Night

NZTA officials are warning today that Aucklanders must definitely not drive after 5pm Saturday “unless they really have to.” They say ARTA’s offer...

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Pass Purchase Changes

Pass Purchase Changes

Monthly rail passes will no longer be able to be bought on board trains from October 3. ARTA says its marketing campaign to get people to buy such tickets before...

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Free Trains This Weekend

Free Trains This Weekend

ARTA has decided to adopt ARC chair Mike Lee’s suggestion for free train travel when the southern motorway closes this weekend. Trains wil be free between...

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On Track For Electric

On Track For Electric

While some of us got drenched trying to walk or cycle the new 1.5km southbound Newmarket viaduct structure, thanks to the sudden heavy rain outbursts, rail workers...

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Mt Albert Revamp Months Not Years?

Mt Albert Revamp Months Not Years?

Is a major upgrade of the Mt Albert railway station closer than we thought? The Mt Albert precinct plan, adopted by a Auckland City committee a few weeks ago and...

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New Timetables Hailed

New Timetables Hailed

Despite some commuter grumbles, both ARTA and Veolia are today hailing the new train timetables, coming into effect September 19, as a great step forward. On that...

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Sky Blue, Not Muddy Brown

Sky Blue, Not Muddy Brown

New timetables are out & Onehunga’s new train service  - whose colour code has mysteriously gone from muddy brown to blue- will get half hour trains at...

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Onehunga Gets Locked In

Onehunga Gets Locked In

The final touches to landscaping at the new Onehunga train station were being done today - and workers felt jubilant as the station looked close to finishing. Signs...

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Photo: Onehunga Trains Return

Photo: Onehunga Trains Return

The train horns could be heard far up Onehunga Mall beyond Arthur St as could the rumble of a train. Shoppers looked at each other in amazement. The Onehunga commuter...

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New Lynn Close

New Lynn Close

With our focus on Onehunga, it’s easy to forget the New Lynn transport hub is in within a whisker of being finished. The finishing touches are being put to...

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A Chance To Be Pro-Active

A Chance To Be Pro-Active

ARTA is going to offer a revised Saturday train timetable on Sunday September 5  to provide extra services for people needing to travel around the region during...

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Auckland’s PT Use Hits 36yr High

Auckland’s PT Use Hits 36yr High

The number of people using Auckland public transport continues to rise. ARTA confirms that public transport has just seen the highest 12 month patronage figure since...

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Is A ‘Taxi Bus’ The Answer?

Is A ‘Taxi Bus’ The Answer?

Would a taxi bus service work in some areas? Warkworth residents are being surveyed on a taxi-bus service to see if this could be a solution to the lack of public...

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Stopping Onehunga Tagging

Stopping Onehunga Tagging

The graffiti busters were at the new Onehunga station this afternoon to try to prevent further tagging of the shiny new platforms at Onehunga Mall. Already sections...

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9619 Fewer Daily Car Trips

9619 Fewer Daily Car Trips

ARTA is boasting today that its TravelWise programme had taken 9,619 daily car trips at peak time off Auckland’s roads during the past year. The programme works...

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Auckland’s Worst Train Station

Auckland’s Worst Train Station

During the recent discussion about the poor state of the Mt Albert train station which needs an upgrade, I had several emails from Southern Line commuters saying...

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Onehunga Update

Onehunga Update

The temporary park and ride for the new Onehunga station should now be ready in time for the station’s opening. it is being built north of the platforms and...

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Fare Crackdown Working

Fare Crackdown Working

ARTA says its crackdown on fare evasion is working. ARTA and Veolia launched ‘it’s fair to pay your fare’ customer driven initiative at Britomart and Newmarket...

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Officials Shown Disgraceful Station

Officials Shown Disgraceful Station

Unkempt, littered, unsafe (and usually graffitied). The underpasses to Mt Albert station are still needing tidying up - ideally actually upgraded and made...

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Strand Emergency Stop

Strand Emergency Stop

The development of a stabling yard at the old Strand railway station yard is now confirmed and underway. An impetus is to bring a couple of the platforms of the...

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Onehunga Trains Not Far Away

Onehunga Trains Not Far Away

Trains will be testing the new Onehunga train line in a few weeks in preparation for the opening of the line mid-September. Here is the tidy up work going on today: See...

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Onehunga’s Penrose Platform

Onehunga’s Penrose Platform

The Penrose platform for the Onehunga line is ready but track work was continuing today. The platform for the Onehunga line is nearer Mt Smart stadium than the...

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Te Papapa Stop Almost Go

Te Papapa Stop Almost Go

One of the two specific stops on the Onehunga line - at Te Papapa around the corner from the new Onehunga station - is ready as far as its platform and...

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More Photos of New New Lynn

More Photos of New New Lynn

Here are more photos of the new New Lynn train station sections that came into effect today and the ongoing work outside on the transport hub. EARLIER PHOTOS:...

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