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Parnell Train Station Work Starts
Initial work for the planned Parnell railway station began this morning. This involves lowering and re-aligning the tracks where the station will be - at the...
Parnell Station Moves Forward
Auckland Council today approved an extension of a railway designation into the Auckland Domain to allow a lowering of tracks for electrification and the construction...
Funding Plea Ignored
It seems Auckland Transport’s cries to stop reduced government funding for public transport including rail infrastructure have fallen on deaf ears. Not that...
How Parnell Station Will Look
Here is the Auckland Transport concept of how the new Parnell train station will look. The station at the foothills of the Domain alongside Mainline Steam’s...
Parnell Station Gets Go Ahead
Mike Lee’s dream of a heritage Parnell train station will be realised soon. Auckland Transport’s CEO David Warburton has confirmed the go-ahead for the...
Parnell Heritage Stop Is a Go
I’m thrilled that the new Parnell heritage train station is going ahead as part of the proposed $39m upgrade of stations. It will open about August next year. Trains...
$13.5m Parnell Stop Detailed
The final ever ARC full council meeting has pushed forward the plan for a niche heritage Parnell train station adjacent to Mainline Steam off Cheshire St to enable...
Parnell Turns Up Heat On KiwiRail
The group behind the Parnell train station proposal has laid a formal complaint with the Ombudsman over KiwiRail. Debbie Harkness, Manager Parnell Inc. says she...
Top Debate: Parnell Bus Plan
Updated here with account of meeting A showdown tonight over plans for the Parnell railway train station proposed for the Mainline Steam area at Cheshire St. The...
ARC Opt For Museum Train Stop
The ARC wants the Mainline Steam site at Cheshire St to be the location of a Parnell train stop. And today’s transport and urban development committee strongly...
Where For Parnell Stop?
Carlaw Park moved briefly back into the spotlight this morning for a new Parnell station but later the ARC opted for the Cheshire option. This after it’s...
Parnell Station Talks
The plan for a Parnell train station at Cheshire Street continues to gather steam. Both the Auckland City Council and the ARC are keen on the idea - and ARC...
Baguley Win For Cyclists
Cr Ken Baguley, chairperson, of Auckland City’s transport committee today won a great concession for cycling/walking in Auckland’s CBD to be built...
Grafton Opening: Mike Lee Calls For CBD Rail Loop
ARC Chair, Mike Lee, used this afternoon’s Grafton train station opening to call for the CBD rail loop as the next big project. “I urge the government...
