Drury and Paerātā Stations Open

AM 144 sits at Paerātā station while passengers board for the return trip to Drury

1 August 2026

AM 144 gleams in the sun as the freshly repainted unit waits for passengers. The unit has been back in service for a few weeks in its new livery

1 August 2026

AM 144 departs Paerātā station, heading back to Drury to drop off its passengers there

1 August 2026

AM 144 gets under way from Paerātā station on its return journey to Drury

1 August 2026

On AM 144's new livery, the AT logo on the trailer carriage is actually centred between the doors, instead of covering one window

1 August 2026

AM 144 departs Paerātā station for Drury, before returning to Wiri empty

1 August 2026

On the first day of services at the new stations, AM 319 stops at Paerata on a passenger run towards Waitematā

2 August 2026

AM 319 departs Paerātā station, while AM 116 prepares to do the same in the opposite direction

2 August 2026

AM 319 heads for Waitematā while AM 116 makes its new final stop before reaching Pukekohe

2 August 2026

AM 116 departs Paerātā station bound for Pukekohe

2 August 2026

Also on the first day of services, two bus routes now serve Paerātā station. Routes 42 to Paerātā Rise and 394 to Pukekohe are seen here waiting to depart from the new stops

2 August 2026

In the distance, AM 428 arrives at Paerātā on a southbound run

2 August 2026

Just a few seconds later, AM 116 reappears on a northbound run. Trains in each direction are scheduled at Paerātā at the same time under the pre-CRL timetable

2 August 2026

AM 116 pulls into Paerātā while AM 428 makes its own passenger stop on the other platform

2 August 2026

AM 116 and AM 428 make their own passenger stops at Paerātā station on the first day of services

2 August 2026

AM 116 and AM 428 are now both stopped at Paerātā station

2 August 2026

AM 428 gets under way from Paerātā, heading south to Pukekohe

2 August 2026

AM 116 and AM 428 both depart from Paerātā station in opposite directions

2 August 2026

AM 428 about to pass under the new road bridge providing access to Paerātā station

2 August 2026

The "forbidden entrance" at Paerātā, viewed from the new access road. This entrance is off-limits until a road is built to connect it

2 August 2026

The footbridge at Paerātā is long enough to accommodate two additional tracks through this area

2 August 2026

AM 1236 arrives at Paerātā station while we wait for our train north

2 August 2026

AM 1236 passes underneath the footbridge at Paerātā as it heads south to Pukekohe

2 August 2026

AM 1236 stops at Paerātā, on its way to Pukekohe. Behind the AT ambassadors, AM 428 arrives on Platform 1 to take us to Drury

2 August 2026

AM 428 pulls into Paerātā station, heading towards Waitematā

2 August 2026

At Drury, AM 428 stops at the newly opened station on its way to Waitematā

2 August 2026

AM 428 stops at Drury, underneath the footbridge between platforms

2 August 2026

Between trains, Drury station is still decently busy, with lots of people checking out the new stations on their first day of services

2 August 2026

AM 1170 arrives at Drury, heading south to Pukekohe

2 August 2026

AM 1170 pauses at Drury, after the previous service accidentally passed through without stopping

2 August 2026

AM 1170 stopped underneath the footbridge at Drury, picking up passengers heading to Paerātā and Pukekohe

2 August 2026

AM 1170 departs Drury on a southbound run

2 August 2026

From slightly further up the line, AM 1236 returns north as it stops at Drury station

2 August 2026

AM 1236 heads out of Drury shortly before passing underneath the Waihoehoe Road bridge, which is being upgraded

2 August 2026

AM 1236 powers out of Drury station as it heads north to Waitematā

2 August 2026

Heading the other way, AM 958 arrives at Drury station

2 August 2026

AM 958 tucked away at the Drury station

2 August 2026

Arriving to take us back home, AM 402 pulls into Drury station on a run south to Pukekohe

2 August 2026