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Onehunga Gets Busy
Promising signs Onehunga is going like a rocket. Yesterday someone using it reported 30-40 people waiting at Onehunga. This afternoon I took a random afternoon service...
Onehunga: Keeping It Real
Inspired by the debate here this morning as to whether Onehunga’s train service is going as hoped - or worse, I decided to check it out for myself by...
Penrose Safety Concerns
Poor lighting, no security cameras. A long way from the road. In the middle of an industrial area. Some Penrose commuters are complaining to ARTA about the state...
Airport Rail? Be Sensible!
Transport minister Steven Joyce warned today about thinking about any more Auckland rail projects coming through. Amid a predictable answer in parliament, the minister...
Signal Issues?
People trying to catch the Onehunga services early this afternoon reported delays said to have been caused by signal issuers. Anyone else noticed anything? Let’s...
Minister Told How PT Is Booming
ARTA Chairman Rabin Rabindran at the opening of Onehunga Auckland’s rail use just keeps on growing. That’s what ARTA’s chairman, Rabin Rabindran...
Onehunga -Watching the Numbers
We’re keeping an eye on the number of Onehunga commuters. This afternoon: 4.16pm service to Onehunga- 23 got off at Onehunga. Return trip 10 got on at Onehunga...
Onehunga Trains 1st Day Popular!
At 1pm today, the new Onehunga platform was crowded with commuters waiting for a train -and the park and ride was already full as people tried out the new Onehunga...
Big Rail Sunday
What a start to the week! We’ve come a long way since even last year when there were endless breakdowns on old draughty platforms. This Sunday sees: Commuter...
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...
Crazy Weekend Ahead: Details
It’s going to be a crazy weekend ahead. You can walk and cycle on parts of the new Manukau and Newmarket motorway developments - but won’t be able...
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...
Trains To Test Onehunga Line
Some work trains will start using the revived Onehunga train line in the next few weeks as new signalling equipment is tested and train drivers are familiarised...
Onehunga Problems Update
Here is the plan of what Onehunga’s troubled temporary railway train station platform will look like and information I have been given concerning the issues...
Photos:2Short Onehunga Today
It’s been dubbed a rapper-sounding name - 2Short - but Onehunga’s railway train station platform at the end of Onehunga Mall is fast taking...
Onehunga Defended
ARTA and KiwiRail today defended their decision not to make the Onehunga platform long enough for 3-car electric trains. They claim there will not be enough passengers...
