#BREAKING
#TrainNews
: Te Huia will get additional off-peak services that will start running in February 2024.
A third daily return service will run on Thursdays and Fridays, where demand has been highest, and a second return service on Saturdays.
#StationNews
: Parnell Station underpass will open to the public prior to Christmas 2023.
The stairs on the station building side will drop back down to the existing ground-level path as the proposed boardwalk is part of a private development that is currently on hold.
#TrainNews
: Te Huia carried 249 passengers per day on average last year.
The service received a 98% customer satisfaction rating last year, so far this year, KiwiRail is exceeding its schedule service reliability target, at 98%.
#TransportNews
: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is proposing that Aucklanders pay no more than $50 a week on public transport, including bus, rail, and inner harbour ferry services.
#TrainNews
: A two-year review of Te Huia, the Waikato to Auckland passenger rail service, shows it has delivered or is close to delivering all the targets set by the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Board.
#RailNews
: A reminder we kick off our State of the Network thread tomorrow.
We will travel across Auckland’s rail network to see what work has taken place during the Summer Rail Shutdown.
Kicking off 9am at Swanson, stay tuned to this thread for more.
See last years below.
2022/23’s Summer Rail shutdown thread follows.
Sightly different will mainly focus on works areas rather than stopping every station.
Once again starting with Pukekohe. No more stabling yards and the (original) down main base near the Showgrounds is being fully rebuilt
#TrainNews
: The Te Huia train service will continue to receive funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency, enabling it to carry on with its trial.
$12.2 million is being committed from the 2024-27 National Land Transport Fund.
Via
@NZStuff
:
#TrainNews
: The new Te Huia timetable is available to view.
The new timetable has an additional mid-morning and mid-afternoon journey to and from Auckland on Thursdays through Saturdays.
Trip times have been shortened by 13 minutes.
MORE:
The survey identified some areas where further work is needed and this is underway.
KiwiRail was also undertaking an upgrade of the Strand Station. Including the construction of a ticket office, toilets, seating and café, there will also be accessibility upgrades.
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#BusNews
: Auckland’s first electric double decker bus is making its way towards Auckland and is currently in Wellington getting charged after being in Christchurch for an expo.
Photos - Karina Wong.
#RailNews
: KiwiRail has opened public consultation on route protection to enable the future four-tracking of the rail corridor between Papakura to Pukekohe and a walking and cycling path.
Consultation is open until 21 April.
#RailNews
: Auckland's newest electric train is set for delivery in May 2024.
The next order will consist of 23 new 3-car EMUs with 13 housed in the new Pukekohe stabling yard.
There will be no changes to the design or accessories.
#BusNews
: Auckland Transport now has 133 zero-emission buses in their fleet, making it the largest number for a New Zealand city and in the top two in Australasia.
43 new buses have just entered service, making route 24 the latest fully zero-emission route.
#BREAKING
#BusNews
: West Auckland’s flagship bus service, the WX1, will be run by fully electric double-decker buses from next April under a new $166 million contract signed between Auckland Transport and bus operator Tranzit Group.
#BusNews
: Auckland Transport has launched the ‘Your bus is back’ campaign.
The buses feature slogans like: ‘Back to 13,032 services every weekday’ & ‘In peak, this bus carries more people than 50 cars’.
#TrainNews
: Waikato District Council has joined the chorus of people and groups urging central government to continue funding Te Huia.
Via Waikato Times:
#TransportNews
:
@MetroCanterbury
's new fare structure has increased weekday ridership by over 4,200 rides on average.
On July 1 they removed distance-based zone fares and introduced a flat $2 adult fare across the entire bus network.
MORE:
#TrainNews
: Waikato Regional Council has today welcomed the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Board decision to support the continued trial of Te Huia, the passenger rail service connecting Waikato and Auckland.
MORE 👇
#TrainNews
: The Te Huia train service will continue to receive funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency, enabling it to carry on with its trial.
$12.2 million is being committed from the 2024-27 National Land Transport Fund.
Via
@NZStuff
:
#RailNews
:
@AklTransport
& KiwiRail have released renders and a map of works for the Middlemore Station upgrade as works get underway for the third main line project.
Construction begins in November 2023 and will be completed by early 2025.
More:
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#TrainNews
: KiwiRail have released a video of Stadler testing one of KR’s new locomotives which will replace the aging South Island fleet with some to be used in the North Island.
The the first two DM locomotives are due to arrive and join the fleet later this year.
#BusNews
:
@metlinkwgtn
is launching a new high frequency bus route 4, from Strathmore Park to Wilton/Mairangi Road.
Route 4 replaces, extends and increases frequency to the previous route 12 and increases services for regular route 22 users.
#TrainNews
: Te Huia has seen a 64.9% increase in rides for February (in comparison to the same time in 2023).
During the first 4 weeks of the new timetables in service, Te Huia saw 1,731 rides counted on the extra trips (total rides for these four weeks was 7,554).
#BusNews
: Auckland Council has hit back over the loss of the Regional Fuel Tax, telling the Government to pay the full cost of the Eastern Busway.
Via
@nzherald
:
#TrainNews
: Waikato Regional Council has decided reserve funds will be used to cover the subsidy shortfall to enable Te Huia to complete its five year trial.
#BREAKING
#TransportNews
Last night, rail regulator Waka Kotahi lifted its recent prohibition on Te Huia travelling through the Auckland metro network to The Strand in Parnell.
#StationNews
: Auckland Council and City Rail Link have announced they will be reinstating the plaza behind the Waitematā Station (Britomart), with work starting next year and have released designs for the plaza and Tyler Street upgrade.
#TicketingNews
: Preloaded AT HOP cards can now be purchased from vending machines at the Downtown Ferry Terminal and Devonport Ferry Terminal.
Cards cost $25 and come loaded with $20 credit.
#BREAKING
#TicketingNews
: After significant consultation and consideration
@nztamain
has confirmed the brand name ‘Motu Move’ has been selected as the public-facing brand of the National Ticketing Solution.
#CRLNews
: According to City Rail Link’s ministerial briefing CRL is due to handover to AT/KiwiRail on
November 26, 2025.
- Simple train testing begins July 24.
- Dynamic train operations begin late 24/ early 25.
- Full scale tests begin March 2025 when construction completes
#TrainNews
: Train testing has begun at Pukekohe Station to prepare crew for operation in January 2025 after track foundations work between Papakura & Pukekohe are complete.
📸: Logan Soole.
MORE:
#NZPol
#TransportNews
The Government has given councils new powers to make street changes more easily in pursuit of locally-agreed needs and objectives.
#CRLNews
: It's time to raise the roof at Te Waihorotiu Station.
Ceiling baffles are installed and the cladding is mostly complete around the seven skylights throughout the station.
The station floors will be the focus in 2024 with tiling to be installed.
#RailNews
: KiwiRail have opened a new $30 million wheel shop at the Hutt Workshops in Wellington.
The new workshop features increased automation and improved workflows, resulting in a boost in wheelset refurbishment capacity, from an average of 30 to 40 to 75 per week.
#TransportNews
: An updated version of
@AklTransport
's brand guidelines have been uploaded to the AT website.
The documents feature an updated HOP card design, a new livery for electric buses, a new livery for electric trains & updated ferry livery.
MORE:
#RailNews
:
@NZTransitBuzz
understands during the Matariki long weekend KiwiRail tied the overhead line from the Pukekohe-Papakura electrification works into the rest of the Auckland Network.
#CRLNews
: City Rail Link has completed the installation of the second and final railway line below the central city.
The newly laid 3.4 kilometres of track will carry trains underground north from Maungawhau Station to Waitematā Station (Britomart).
#CRLNews
: The scaffolding on one side of the Wellesley St entrance building of Te Waihorotiu Station has been taken down, unveiling the thousands of coloured aluminium fins that comprise its upper façade.
#TicketingNews
: The 7-day fare cap for
@AklTransport
bus, train and inner-harbour ferries services will start on 21 July.
All AT HOP cardholders using eligible services will automatically qualify for the fare cap.
MORE:
#TrainNews
: Waikato political heavyweights have lined up to support continued funding for the five-year Hamilton-Auckland Te Huia passenger rail service trial ahead of a key meeting this month over its future.
#Paywalled
via Waikato Times:
#TrainNews
: KiwiRail have released a few more images of their new DM class locomotives which are currently under construction with Swiss rail manufacturer Stadler.
#BusNews
: Today marks the beginning of a new bus network for West and Northwest Auckland. 🚌
NZ Transit Buzz will post about what we see out and about below. 👇
At Henderson Station some way finding has been updated but minor stops still have out of date way finding.
#BusNews
:
@AklTransport
has taken their electric bus fleet to new heights with the introduction of Auckland’s first electric double decker bus.
The bus was unveiled at a media event on Tuesday afternoon after which
@MayorWayneBrown
took the bus for a spin around the depot.
#StationNews
: A 360 photo tour has been uploaded showcasing various areas of Te Waihorotiu Station.
The tour shows areas such as the Wellesley St Entrance Foyer, the Concourse Level, the Passenger Platform, Back of House rooms and more.
MORE:
#CRLNews
: The internal fit-out of the tunnels at Karanga-a-Hape Station is progressing with the cross-passages between the Beresford Square entrance and the platform tunnels receiving their glass-reinforced concrete (GRC) panels.
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#BusNews
: More on the 'Buses are back' campaign they are updating the data daily to display on digital bus stop ad-screens.
Reliability and other daily stats will be rolled out as well between midnight and 9:00AM when daily data is updated.
Spotted by
@craiglo15187569
.
#BusNews
: Auckland Transport has launched the ‘Your bus is back’ campaign.
The buses feature slogans like: ‘Back to 13,032 services every weekday’ & ‘In peak, this bus carries more people than 50 cars’.
#TrainNews
: A new Auckland Transit Network map is rolling out onboard Auckland train’s.
The maps now show Drury and Paerāta opening 2025 & Ngākoroa opening 2026.
The map shows Pukekohe and Maungawhau (Mt Eden) are closed for major rail upgrades and CRL respectively.
#TransportNews
: A new 10-year budget for Auckland has dropped funding for the fourth and final part of the up to $1.4 billion dollar Eastern Busway, partly because the Government ditched the regional fuel tax.
Via
@NewsroomNZ
:
#TicketingNews
: Two updated HOP posts have been installed at Baldwin Ave Station.
There is one new style post on each platform, the displays are full colour, feature the new
@AklTransport
branding & the readers are slightly angled upward to make the screen easier to read
#CRLNews
: The street level works around Te Waihorotu Station at Victoria Street are progressing well.
Kerb lines are being formalised and future road layout’s are taking place. Station access-ways are well formed above and below ground.
#BusNews
: More on the 'Buses are back' campaign they are updating the data daily to display on digital bus stop ad-screens.
Reliability and other daily stats will be rolled out as well between midnight and 9:00AM when daily data is updated.
Spotted by
@craiglo15187569
.
#BREAKING
#FerryNews
: Auckland Transport have contracted Explore Group to continue operation of some recently cancelled Auckland ferry services.
Explore Group will operate the Bayswater, and Birkenhead / Te Onewa Northcote Point ferry routes from October 1.
#CRLNews
: City Rail Link are getting ready to take down the hoardings along Platforms 1 and 5 at Waitematā Station (Britomart).
Teams are adding the finishing touches at platform level, this includes drilling holes to install hundreds of platform edge warning tactiles.
#CRLNews
: Things are escalating quickly at Te Waihorotiu Station as crews install 3 sets of double escalators.
The video shows the work involved from installation of framing, fit-out of steps, electrical system, balustrades, and glazing, followed by testing and commissioning.
#CRLNews
: At Te Waihorotiu Station lifts and escalators continue to be commissioned and fitted out, connecting the passenger concourse level to the train platform level below.
One of the station's lifts is operational and being used as a builder's lift.
#TransportNews
: 🚄Te Huia passenger numbers are soaring as customer satisfaction hits a new peak.
Weekly passenger numbers from August 7 are up 30-50% on the 1349 avg in June 2023.
The customer satisfaction survey results are up 4% to 98% on 2022 results.
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#TrainNews
: Imagine a modern fully electric train, travelling at up to 160km per hour, with regular departures, seven days a week, from Waitemata (Britomart) station, with a stop in Hamilton but then finishing its trip in Tauranga.
Via
@thefutureisrail
:
#TransportNews
: Nearly two million trips were taken on Auckland’s buses, trains and ferries last week.
February 21 was the busiest day on Auckland’s public transport network in almost five years with 345,000 boardings.
#BREAKING
#RailNews
: KiwiRail will begin a series of checks, including running test trains on Auckland’s Eastern Line in preparation for services restarting on January 15.
#LightRailNews
: Greater Christchurch councils are hoping to keep their light rail proposal alive, despite the axing of Auckland's light rail.
Via
@rnz_news
:
#TransportNews
: Transport Minister
@SimeonBrownMP
has welcomed progress on Northwest Rapid Transit, as the
@nztamain
confirms next steps on the preferred option, a busway alongside State Highway 16 from Brigham Creek to Auckland City Centre.
#RailNews
: KiwiRail will be carrying out an "aggressive plan" to fix a section of track on Auckland's rail network, Mayor Wayne Brown has announced.
- Over the next week, KR will be carrying out a plan to fix the 4.4km sections of rail that were subject to heat restrictions
#CRLNews
: The first train is due to run on Auckland’s City Rail Link before the end of the year, but before passengers get to ride on the country’s first underground rail line, more than 1200 test trips by train have to be completed.
Via
@nzherald
:
#TrainNews
: The first of 23 new electric passenger trains for Auckland's railway network has arrived in the city, with more due over the next month.
By
@MaiaIngoe
via
@radionz
:
#StationNews
: KiwiRail has shared two new renders of Drury & Paerātā Stations with
@NZTransitBuzz
.
Main construction contracts are currently out for tender, and KiwiRail expects construction to begin towards the end of 2024.
#CRLNews
: Crews have begun installing the galvanised steel walkway which runs along the entirety of both CRL tunnels between Maungawhau and Waitematā stations.
This walkway will be used for maintenance or if there’s an emergency.
#CRLNews
: At the Mercury Lane to Karanga-a-Hape Station crews are installing the treads on the set of triple escalators from B1 to B2, roughly 20 metres above platform level.
Crews have also begun fitting glass barriers between the escalators and commissioning the escalators.
#RailNews
: The Public Transport Users Association, Campaign for Better Transport and The Future Is Rail are hosting public meetings to garner support for their campaign to stop the Government from axing the Te Huia train.
#StationNews
: At Pukekohe Station new protective screens are being installed, platform fit out works continue, seating has been installed and a roof is being constructed along the existing ramp on Station Road.
Looks like the Interisland ferry Aratere has runaround shortly after leaving Picton this evening! Hope everyone on board is ok! Life jackets have been given out to passengers.
#RailNews
: Trains have officially returned to the Western Line today.
Services are running between Swanson and Newmarket due to City Rail Link works at Waitematā (Britomart) Station.
#CRL
#StationNews
: Aluminum cladding is being installed on the threshold between the passenger concourse and platform levels of Te Waihorotiu Station.
Printed on the cladding is a motif, designed by mana whenua artist Graham Tipene.
Just had confirmation in Committee right now, Henderson train station upgrades to the CRL are now FUNDED
Great work everyone, another good day to be a Westie
#WorkingForWesties
#LightRailNews
: A parliamentary petition has been launched in support of surface light rail in Auckland.
At present 964 people have signed the petition, on January 31 the petition will close for signatures.
MORE:
#TransportNews
:
@AklTransport
's international bus stop will move to
@AKL_Airport
's Transport Hub tomorrow.
An AT spokesperson said there may be a delay in updates to the AT App & information display screens to reflect the stop’s new location.
The stop number remains the same.
#CRLNews
: Te Waihorotiu Station now has mains power.
Introducing a permanent power source gives City Rail Link the electricity resilience and independence needed to plan ahead for another critical milestone - testing trains and the station’s facilities later next year.
#CRLNews
: The final roof slab for the cut and cover tunnels has been poured at Maungawhau Station.
The slab used a total of 130 cubic metres of concrete.
#CRLNews
: In the City Rail Link Maungawhau Station October Newsletter the team have shared several photos from behind the hoardings.
See alt text for a description of the works.
#BusNews
: Wellington buses are now back up to 99%-plus reliability, says Greater Wellington Regional Council transport committee chairperson
@nashthomas
.
Via
@the_postnz
:
#TicketingNews
: It would appear the new National Ticketing System will be called
@motumove
.
The Department of Internal Affairs bought all the various domains for Motu Move in September but not the other name.
Spotted by
@LukeChandler
.
#TrainNews
: KiwiRail's (KR) track replacement work on the Wairarapa line is progressing with KR work teams doing a push this Christmas with the aim to lift the temporary speed restrictions in January which will allow
@metlinkwgtn
to resume the off-peak train services.
#CRLNews
: From early 2024, crews will begin the urban realm programme around Maungawhau Station.
This will involve installation of curb and channel, pavement, footpaths, basalt paving, wayfinding, street furniture, cycle parking and new planting.