Archive for: Onehunga line

Show Us Your Wit!

Show Us Your Wit!

Going through the Onehunga opening day photos… I think this one needs a caption. Any ideas? What has the minister just said that makes Mike want to scream...

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First Train Into Onehunga

First Train Into Onehunga

A familiar Veolia train arrived at Onehunga about 10.30am this morning as the first official train to use the Onehunga line, re-activated after 37 years. The Mainline...

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Free Onehunga Steam Rides

Free Onehunga Steam Rides

Onehunga’s train station will be officially opened by transport minister Steven Joyce on Saturday morning -and the public will later be able to score free...

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Onehunga Opens Sat

Onehunga Opens Sat

In less than a week - Saturday morning-  a steam train will be pulling into the Onehunga Mall platforms to herald the re-establishment of an Onehunga line. The...

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Sky Blue, Not Muddy Brown

Sky Blue, Not Muddy Brown

New timetables are out & Onehunga’s new train service  - whose colour code has mysteriously gone from muddy brown to blue- will get half hour trains at...

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Onehunga Gets Locked In

Onehunga Gets Locked In

The final touches to landscaping at the new Onehunga train station were being done today - and workers felt jubilant as the station looked close to finishing. Signs...

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Photo: Onehunga Trains Return

Photo: Onehunga Trains Return

The train horns could be heard far up Onehunga Mall beyond Arthur St as could the rumble of a train. Shoppers looked at each other in amazement. The Onehunga commuter...

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Onehunga Trains Not Far Away

Onehunga Trains Not Far Away

Trains will be testing the new Onehunga train line in a few weeks in preparation for the opening of the line mid-September. Here is the tidy up work going on today: See...

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Onehunga’s Penrose Platform

Onehunga’s Penrose Platform

The Penrose platform for the Onehunga line is ready but track work was continuing today. The platform for the Onehunga line is nearer Mt Smart stadium than the...

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Te Papapa Stop Almost Go

Te Papapa Stop Almost Go

One of the two specific stops on the Onehunga line - at Te Papapa around the corner from the new Onehunga station - is ready as far as its platform and...

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