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New Selwyn Station Would Be $20m
A new Eastern rail station near Selwyn College and connecting to Gowing Drive would cost at least $20,000,000, according to Auckland Transport. Orakei Local Board...
Some Trains Return
Trains return to the Western & Onehunga lines & Southern until Otahuhu in the morning (Monday) but the Summer Rail work continues on the entire Eastern and...
Eastern Line Gets Ready
It’s the Eastern Line’s turn to start getting ready for electrification. During the weekend, often against the backdrop of the city landscape and waterfront,...
Rail Performance Up
Rail performance on Auckland’s lines, lifted in March, continues to rise but has some way to go. The Easter rail improvements, which included the new Grafton...
ARTA Can See End To Auckland’s Rail Service Delays
ARTA can see the light at the end of the tunnel with the recent disruptions and delays to Auckland’s train services, especially on the Western Line. It says,...
Eastern Line Trains Returning
The holiday is over for Eastern line trains from tomorrow. Auckland trains relaxing at their Westfield Holiday Camp Otahuhu to Britomart trains via Panmure and Sylvia...
Major Signals Failures in Auck & Wgtn Tonight
A few days ago I predicted that as our train service was once again boasting in signage about how reliable and wonderful it is and had been in June: “I hate...
St Lukes Mall Expansion - Where Is The Train Station?
Big expansion plans for St Lukes shopping mall (see height in Westfield drawing - right) in which the Mt Albert mall would reclaim the title of being the country’s...
Timetable Changes: Will the Southern Line Cope?
UPDATE: Read post above how it turned out to be a Monday Meltdown . It’s another sign of progress. New timetables for Southern and Eastern lines come into...
