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Mozart To Scare Off Bus Louts
Annoying pseudo-stripped down classical music looks like being played at high volumes outside the new New Lynn transport hub to scare away any youngful troublemakers...
ARC “Bans Photos”
UPDATE after ARC/ ARTA inquiry here A reader reports an ugly incident at New Lynn today in which a security guard stopped him taking photos from the street of the...
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...
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:...
Photos: New New Lynn Opens
Gone is the temporary New Lynn train station entrance. From this morning, the escalators started rolling, the proper lift operating and the longer New Lynn train...
Improving West Bus Services
ARTA is going to improve Green Bay and Blockhouse Bay’s bus services - and co-ordinate them with New Lynn rail timetables. The aim of its review is to make...
Pics: New Lynn Hub Latest
Here’s how New Lynn’s transport hub is looking today. The transport interchange opens in September. Check out the impressive-looking roof that has gone...
CBD Loop Case Close
The business case for a CBD train tunnel will be presented to the government in about 7 weeks. ARTA and KiwiRail have been preparing the case on potential costs...
Photos: New Lynn Hub
I haven’t checked out New Lynn for a few weeks since the double tracking. New Lynn’s completed station will open in September. New Lynn is such an exciting...
Clarks Lane To Go Arty
Clarks Lane footbridge on SH18 is going to go all arty. A ceramic pathway is taking shape on the landmark footbridge, forming the centrepiece of urban design on...
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...
Gas Main Halts Trains- Update
UPDATE 2.20 The escaping gas has been turned off and the area has been checked for residual gas pockets and cleared. All cordons have been lifted. Train services...
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...
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...
No ETA On ETA signs
Real time information of train arrivals is on its way - but still no exact date. ARTA will say only that “once the real time data feed is available from...
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: New Lynn Grows
New Lynn’s transport hub continues to grow bigger at street level. Here is how it looks today:
Latest Photos: New Lynn Trench
Work on finishing the new New Lynn train station, rail trench and second track is a month ahead of schedule. Work continues underground at New Lynn station Currently...
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...
Bring On Real Time Info
Once we get integrated ticketing and real time train information, we won’t know ourselves. Of course, not knowing that real time info now is one of the biggest...
New Lynn’s New Transport Hub Grows - Latest Photos
While underground rail trench work continues this Easter weekend at the New Lynn train station, at street level, the city’s new transport hub continues to...
