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Video: Onehunga Steam Train
Onehunga residents and train enthusiasts greeted the return of trains to Onerhunga this morning after 37 years. A steam train arrived eventually - the train...
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...
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...
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...
Onehunga Opening Details
An exciting PT September ahead - two big openings at Onehunga and New Lynn. Onehunga’s grand official opening will be on Saturday September 18. A steam...
Onehunga Gets Waterview Rock
NZTA plans to reuse earth and rock from the upcoming Waterview motorway tunnels project for the Onehunga foreshore plan. NZTA will test the material for suitability...
Onehunga Foreshore Move Confirmed
Funding for the Onehunga foreshore restoration has been confirmed. The $28m funding agreement signed today by Auckland City Council and the NZTA will help enable...
Onehunga Foreshore Restored
UPDATE: Announcement here and further details here Both NZTA and the Auckland City Council will today commit millions of dollars to the long-awaited restoration...
On Track For Electric
While some of us got drenched trying to walk or cycle the new 1.5km southbound Newmarket viaduct structure, thanks to the sudden heavy rain outbursts, rail workers...
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...
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...
Onehunga Focus Of Rail Safety Week
The annual rail safety week - which aims to improve safety at rail crossings and reduce trespassing on rail tracks- starts today. Already this year there...
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 Update
The temporary park and ride for the new Onehunga station should now be ready in time for the station’s opening. it is being built north of the platforms and...
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...
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...
Onehunga Done & Dusted
The brooms are out at the new Onehunga train platforms this afternoon to sweep the paths. It’s looking good now the paths are in. While it’s hoped...
Pics: Onehunga Close Up
Here is how Onehunga railway train station platforms are looking today close up . It’s exactly nine weeks from when commuter trains will be be leaving these...
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...
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...
Onehunga Gets Tracktion
Onehunga platform is now starting to look more like a real railway train station. Here is how it’s looking today - exactly 10 weeks out from when commuters...
Videos: Onehunga Station Today
Here are videos and photos of the construction of the temporary Onehunga station and platform as it looked this afternoon. KiwiRail says the construction and spur...
Onehunga Platform Starts
The new Onehunga platforms are coming on. The platform walls are completed, just waiting on back-filling. Roger Kirk who took these photos today (thanks, Roger!)...
Penrose II Gets Covered
The Onehunga line stops - Penrose II and Te Papapa are getting their ‘street furniture’ installed. This means the platforms are near completion...
