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Avondale Park n Ride Finally?
A park and ride facility adjacent to the newish Avondale train station is back on the agenda. Hopefully. The Whau area Local Board, which covers the Avondale area,...
Big Morningside Weekend
A big weekend of pre-electrification work at Morningside. To complete work at the level crossing in Morningside Drive, that section of road will be closed to traffic...
Mt Albert Promised Cleanup
A welcomed promise today of a clean up of the Mt Albert station - but still full makeover. The rain over the last few days have exposed how the words windswept...
Whose Hand-me-downs?
Joust, in the thread on the improvements to Mt Albert station, has made a perceptive observation. Where have the new shelters come from? Are they hand-me- downs...
Avondale Station Ready
Avondale’s new $1.5m train station opens for commuters on Monday morning. It’s a good moment to reflect on how much progress has been made. This makes...
Photos: Building Of Avondale
With Avondale’s new station opening Monday, here’s a look at the building of it. Getting the second line across St Georges Rd
Videos: Seeing Double
It’s great to see the doubletracking on the Western Line in action. Here are two trains passing by at the new Avondale train station - which has been...
Doing No 2s
Behind houses between Avondale and New Lynn, rail workers are busy today working on the commissioning of the final 3km section of double track, It’s another...
Photos: Big Weekend Starts
Rail workers this afternoon began preparing for a busy weekend - and week- ahead for the commissioning of the final 3km section of double track from the new...
Crazy Rail Week Ahead
From 7pm tomorrow, keep an eye on the Western Line train timetable. It’s a major weekend for rail work over the Queen’s Birthday weekend with the commissioning...
Another Busy Weekend
Work on doubletracking the Western line between New Lynn and Avondale and the completion of work associated with the new Avondale train station means buses replace...
Video: Finishing New Lynn
Workers took advantage of New Lynn’s temporary train station being closed today to work on the completion of the New Lynn station proper and other work around...
Avondale On Track
There are no trains between Avondale and New Lynn today so that work can continue in preparation for the final stage of double-tracking, the stage between Avondale...
Mystery Cyclist Hurt
Auckland police are seeking assistance in identifying an elderly male cyclist seriously hurt in a crash in Avondale with a vehicle. The man is in Auckland Hospital...
Cyclist Badly Hurt In Avondale
A cyclist is suffering “life threatening injuries” after an accident in Avondale. The crash happened at the intersection of Ash St and Rosebank Rd. Police...
New Station: Stoddard Rd
A new train station at Stoddard/ Richardson Rds, Mt Roskill just down the road from SH20. That came up at today’s Auckland City Council transport committee discussion on...
Photos: Avondale Polished
The polishing cloth and yellow platform paint were out today as Avondale’s new platforms got more polish. There will be some bus replacements for trains between...
Photos: Avondale Wrapped Up
The shelters and platforms look close to finishing and Avondale’s new railway station is getting near to prime-time launch. But the station has been completely...
Laying Second Rail Track - Photos
The exciting work being done during this Easter shutdown of the rail network, is KiwiRail laying the next part of the Western Line second track. It’s slow...
Western Line Duplication - Video
Here is a video of the second Western line work between the Boston Road train station and Khyber Pass Road: SEE PHOTOS of the work HERE
Avondale’s Odd Opening: All Go, No Go! - Latest Photos
Avondale’s new station is nearing completion - and is on for an odd opening. The level construction on the new station platforms at Layard St is now...
St Georges Rd Level Crossing Work
Work continues to get Avondale’s St Georges Rd level crossing area ready. Here’s how things look now: As stated previously from KiwiRail:Barrier arms...
Avondale Train Station Gets Progress At Last - Photos
Finally, some construction progress at the Avondale train station. Shelters have gone up or are in the process of such. Construction of the new platforms, due...
Official Word On St Georges Rd Crossing
Readers have been asking if barrier arms are to be installed in the new St Georges Rd, Avondale, level crossing set-up. Extensive work is being done at Avondale's...
Buses Replace Sunday New Lynn-Avondale Train
Buses replace Western Line trains between Avondale and New Lynn for the next two Sundays. This is so work can continue at the new New Lynn station without trains...
