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Photos: Auckland Rail 12 Months Ago
It’s extraordinary to revisit Auckland’s rail network exactly 12 months ago and see what amazing progress has been made. Parts of the network, especially...
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...
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...
Transport Minister Steven Joyce Opens Grafton Train Station - Photos
Transport Minister Steven Joyce this afternoon opened the new $3m Grafton train station, in Park Rd. After some brief speeches, he unveiled the plaque marking it...
Auckland-Themed Murals To Grace Grafton Station - Photos
Auckland-themed murals will grace the shiny new Park Rd Grafton train station, as commuters wait on the platform looking up at the walls. The murals, being erected...
Western Train Line Duplication Project Going Well -Today’s Photos
Track testing and maintenance continues this afternoon around the new Western Line train duplication - the penultimate phase of the duplication – and...
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
Grafton Train Station: Painted & 2 Weeks Away - Photos
Grafton’s new train station got a dash of paint yesterday, and the signs are up, ready for commuters to use in 2 weeks. On Monday April 11, weekday commuters...
Grafton’s New Train Station - More Photos
Here are more shots of Grafton’s new station. TODAY’S GRAFTON COVERAGE CONTINUES HERE: Grafton station: Boston Rd side almost there - Photos ...
Grafton Train Station: Boston Rd Side Almost There - Photos
Work continued at the weekend on the Boston Rd side of the new Grafton train station. But it’s getting there fast for the opening in 2 weeks and preparation...
Grafton Station Getting Closer - Latest Photos
Grafton station, which replaces Boston Rd station, is only weeks away from opening. It will be so good to end the craziness of a train stopping outside a prison. Overseas...
Latest Photos: New Grafton Train Station - From Boston Rd End
Here is how the new Grafton train station set up looks from the Boston Rd side: Here is how it is on the Newmarket side of Park Rd: ALSO: Latest Photos from...
Grafton Train Station Gets Step Up - Photos
Grafton train station is suddenly blossoming. The shelter, steps and lift from the Park Road entrance are now taking form as you can see from this morning’s...
Park Rd Update - Latest Photos
I enjoy exploring the Park Rd / Khyber Pass / Grafton station /rail bridge development because there’s always lots of cranes, big holes and workers running...
Bonus Tracks - Photos
Rail staff are using the bonus of continuing summer weather, minus a few showers, and the long Auckland Anniversary weekend, with some train services replaced...
Boston Rd / Grafton Station Work - Today’s Photos
Here’s the latest look at the Grafton station work going on at the Boston Rd side of the Khyber Pass bridge, just up from the Boston Rd station. AS seen...
Boston Rd Update - Latest Photos
Work is being done around Boston Rd, in relation to the shift to the new Grafton station nearby and work related to the new bridges. Here is how the area looks as...
Khyber Pass RailBridge & Grafton Station Work Frenetic
The Khyber Pass - Park Rd intersection area is a very busy hive of activity. This week, the final section of the Khyber Pass rail bridge was being demolished. Then,...
Auckland Train Development End Of Year In Photos: (2009,Part 3)
In the latter part of the year, New Lynn’s massive transport centre and rail trench project made for some fascinating viewing: The process began to lower...
Boston Rd Train Fire
A fire in a train carriage at Boston Rd this morning caused the evacuation of the train and a backlog of services. No one was hurt and passengers left the train...
Busy Weekend for Rail Development- Final Roundup (Photos)
TIRING: Hard out work for the rail workers during the weekend Trains return to the Western line today after a busy weekend of interesting looking work. Here’s...
Today’s Rail Development In Photos
BOSTON RD stop will be moved to become a Grafton stop BUSY at Mt Eden to enable electric trains to go under the bridge NEWMARKET WEST: Just as well trains are cancelled! OVERTIME:...
Rush-hour Signal Crash on Western Line (Again)
Western line services ground to a halt just before 5pm - thanks to yet another signal crash. This time the signal fault was at Boston Rd. Trains stopped,...
No trains but that’s all good
We had to survive the Easter weekend without trains or proper services - and a holiday revised RailBus service but this was good news. Construction workers...
