Auckland City Harbour News reports: Investigations into a city rail link between Mt Eden and Britomart show it could have one of the steepest rail gradients in the country. Last week Auckland Regional Transport Authority strategic transport planning manager Matthew Rednall presented an update to Auckland City Council’s transport committee. […]
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The $35 million Newmarket Station will be open to the public this Saturday, reports The New Zealand Herald: Although KiwiRail has yet to complete a reconfiguration of tracks at Newmarket Junction before passenger trains start calling at the station on January 18, the building itself has been largely finished in […]
The Wanganui Chronicle reports rail freight traffic could be returning to the disused Castlecliff rail line in Wanganui could be returning in the new year, with a number of industries in the area interested in using the link. The line was mothballed in 2006.
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA), in conjunction with its partner Thales and its funders the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and the Auckland Regional Council (ARC), today signed the contract to deliver a super transport ticket for Auckland. The ticket will be Auckland and New Zealand’s first, true multi-modal […]
The New Zealand Herald reports that Infratil is due to launch its electronic public transport ticket system, Snapper, on its NZ Bus services. Meanwhile the Auckland Regional Transport Authority is poised to agree the system with the French electronic firm Thales, which will allow passengers to transfer between buses, trains […]
A new website has just come online promoting the ANZAC Centenary Bridge, and includes a feasibility study.
NZ Herald reports: Waterfront trams are being tipped as key Auckland tourist attractions, with a possible later benefit for public transport. Although the Auckland Regional Council has no plans for a modern light rail network to serve commuters, its transport committee voted yesterday to press on with an investigation of […]
Over at the forum, I asked the question what would make a good fare structure for Auckland. Given the recent news that the Snapper system is coming to Auckland next year, I think it is important to focus on what would really make a difference to the average punter using buses, trains and […]