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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleUpdate 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...
View ArticleGrafton 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleOverhead 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...
View ArticleGrafton 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...
View ArticleInside 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...
View ArticleEaster 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...
View ArticleEven 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....
View ArticleEaster 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...
View ArticleWestern 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
View ArticleLaying 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...
View ArticleAutumn 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...
View ArticleWestern 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...
View ArticlePhotos: 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...
View ArticlePhotos: 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...
View ArticleMt 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...
View ArticleVideo: 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...
View ArticleUnsung 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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