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Construction Continues At New Lynn Train Station – Photos

Construction continues on the building of the new New Lynn transport hub and finishing off the rail trench. This continues as trains move underground from Monday morning and a new temporary station is...

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New Lynn’s New Temporary Train Station Almost Ready – Photos

Workers are putting the finishing touches to New Lynn’s new temporary train station, being used from Monday morning. The temporary station is inside the rail trench and trains will be running on a...

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Update On Train Station Improvements Before The RWC

There is still work to be done around some of Auckland’s established train stations before the RWC. But there will be no more new actual railway station revamps started before the event. This includes...

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Grafton Station Getting Closer – Latest Photos

Grafton station, which replaces Boston Rd station, is only weeks away from opening. It will be so good to end the craziness of a train stopping outside a prison. Overseas tourists always seem...

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How Will Motorists Cope With Electric Trains?

Now that Auckland’s rail electrification is all go with its promise of the new electric trains running every 10 minutes, another problem needs to be wrestled with. Trains every 10 minutes, whenever it...

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Overhead Power Work Dominates Wellington Rail’s Easter

Easter will also be a busy time on the Wellington line as the work on improvements there continue. During Easter, work will take place on all lines around the region, focusing on the overhead power...

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Grafton At Platform Level -Photo

Here a sneak preview of how Grafton’s new station feels standing down at platform level (thanks Ontrack, ARTA).. It’s certainly a change from the ground level Boston Rd, which it replaces but not as...

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Inside The Manukau Rail Link Construction – Close Up Photos

The trench walls are complete for the Manukau rail link project and trench excavation has begun. Diggers are starting to remove earth from what will be a 300m-long trench housing an island platform and...

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Easter Rail Shutdown Starts

A big long weekend of rail development work kicked off this morning in both Auckland and Wellington. While most businesses have today off,  workers were already on the job at 6am around Boston Rd this...

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Even Graffiti Wiped For Shiny New Grafton Station-Photos

‘ “Train art” got wiped out this afternoon around the Boston Rd end of the new Grafton train station, as final touch up work continued in preparation for the official opening ceremony today week....

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Easter Rail Work: The Noisy Stoner – Video, Photos

Track maintenance sounds less spectacular than preparing a new train station but it can be oddly fascinating. And it’s as important to the running of Auckland rail services – and it’s also part of...

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Western Line Duplication – Video

Here is a video of the second Western line work between the Boston Road train station and Khyber Pass Road: SEE PHOTOS of the work HERE

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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 and meticulous work. This is penultimate...

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Autumn Rail Spruce Up Continues

Besides the big projects, OnTrack workmen continued to spruce up the track around the Auckland rail network today. This afternoon, they were busy between Kingsland and Morningside. Auckland rail track...

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Western Train Line Duplication Project Going Well -Today’s Photos

Track testing and maintenance continues this afternoon around the new Western Line train duplication –  the penultimate phase of the duplication – and the commissioning of  the new signalling before...

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Photos: Avondale Wrapped Up

The shelters and platforms look close to finishing and Avondale’s new railway station is getting near to prime-time launch. But the station has been completely fenced off at Layard St and is patrolled...

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Photos: New Barrier Arms

New train barrier arms, shorter and made in America, were being installed at Mt Eden’s George St crossing today and apparently will appear in other places. The arms were not operating for a while while...

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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 station platform extension work starts...

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Video: Finishing New Lynn

Workers took advantage of New Lynn’s temporary train station being closed today to work on the completion of the New Lynn station proper and other work around the station. While outside at street...

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Unsung Heroes Of The Year

They don’t get to open train stations or have the sort of family Christmas break most Kiwis have. Again this weekend and every day from Boxing Day, they’re the workers who toil in the hot sun in...

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