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Longer Trains Just Weeks Away
In about 5 weeks (July 17) longer trains of 5 or 6 carriages will be running on the Southern Line -and that will be welcomed by commuters. The remaining platforms...
Auck Rail Safety Issues
5 separate platform overrun events on the Auckland suburban rail network raise safety issues in an accident report issued today by the Transport Accident Investigation...
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...
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...
Onehunga Short-Changed
How typical. Why do we always get short-changed by cost-saving solutions that will never take us into the future. From the original harbour bridge design to Newmarket’s...
Ready For 6-Car Trains
ARTA’s new six-car trains will begin on the Western Line from September. Work is underway at a number of Auckland stations to extend platforms, in preparation...
Videos: Kingsland Latest
Kingsland’s platforms are being extended in time for the tri-Nations Springboks clash on July 10. Here’s how the work looks from high: Go to PHOTOS...
Mt Albert Station Grows
Mt Albert train station has its platforms extended for the new electric trains It’s not quite a much-needed face-lift at Mt Albert station but at least the...
Mt Albert Platforms Extended
Another Auckland train station is getting readied for electric trains. This time it’s Mt Albert where work is starting on extending the platforms. Mt Albert...
