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How Far We Have Come
While hunting out some old info, I can across this old graph of Western Line patronage. How far rail has grown in Auckland in just a few years.
Busy Western Line Weekend
Who has been growing toadstools on the tracks? New sleepers, new signalling, pre-electrification work and track tidy work are among the works happening this weekend...
Stopped In Their Tracks
Workers were out yesterday around Western line platforms with spray cans. They were marking the tracks where drivers were best to stop. Today sees longer trains...
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...
A Chance To Be Pro-Active
ARTA is going to offer a revised Saturday train timetable on Sunday September 5 to provide extra services for people needing to travel around the region during...
Henderson On Sundays
Marketing has been launched for the extension of Western Line trips to Henderson on Sundays, from June 20. “Sunday is a great day for a trip to town,”...
Communication Fail No. 276
Another massive communication fail this afternoon. Western Line trains were halted for a time because of a ruptured gas main leak near the New Lynn train station. But...
Gas Main Halts Trains- Update
UPDATE 2.20 The escaping gas has been turned off and the area has been checked for residual gas pockets and cleared. All cordons have been lifted. Train services...
Rail Performance Up
Rail performance on Auckland’s lines, lifted in March, continues to rise but has some way to go. The Easter rail improvements, which included the new Grafton...
Worst Delays Over?
After another shocking month of train delays in March, especially on the Western Line, signs are things are getting better. Although April performance figures have...
Rail Use Hits Record
A new monthly record in Auckland commuter rail travel of 918,000 passengers, an impressive 14.3% higher than the year before. That’s the encouraging story...
So Far, So Good
What a difference Grafton makes to Western Line travel. Today, I’ve made several trips and so far, they have been on time and feel much smoother, without the...
ARTA Can See End To Auckland’s Rail Service Delays
ARTA can see the light at the end of the tunnel with the recent disruptions and delays to Auckland’s train services, especially on the Western Line. It says,...
Laying Second Rail Track - Photos
The exciting work being done during this Easter shutdown of the rail network, is KiwiRail laying the next part of the Western Line second track. It’s slow...
Western Line Issues Trigger Timetable Tweak
Timetables for Western Line train services are being tweaked from Sunday April 11 so that we have a better idea of the real ETA of our destination or when a...
Western Line Not Even 50% On Time
February performance stats for Veolia confirm what we knew. The Western Line is performing shockingly and there’s no sign of any improvement. 46.8% punctuality...
No Upgrade For Waitakere Train Station Itself
The Waitakere railway station seems set to be the most neglected of Auckland’s train stations. Recent statistics on the Western line usage – which I posted here...
Proof Rail Works Here (If We Need It!)
Here’s proof to people who say rail won’t work in Auckland. It’s the ARTA snapshot survey data of passengers - the surveys where for a day...
Major Signals Failures in Auck & Wgtn Tonight
A few days ago I predicted that as our train service was once again boasting in signage about how reliable and wonderful it is and had been in June: “I hate...
