Pukekohe Station Reopens

DL 9469 crosses Slippery Creek near Boundary Road, as it brings train 228 into Papakura

6 February 2025

DL 9469 leads train 228 across Boundary Road, near the start of the newly electrified section

6 February 2025

A notable feature of trains in the last few months have been these new GSH class containers, featuring artwork as an anti-graffiti measure. These containers feature native birds, with others showing rail safety messages

6 February 2025

AM 238 heads towards Boundary Road, shortly before entering Papakura station limits

6 February 2025

AM 238 crosses Slippery Creek as it approaches Papakura

6 February 2025

AM 238 comes to the end of the newly electrified section, before entering its original turf at Papakura

6 February 2025

Heading south across Boundary Road, AM 430 makes another run to Pukekohe, having explored its new running area a few times now

6 February 2025

AM 430 crosses Boundary Road on a run to Papakura. The signals in the background are the end of Papakura station limits, with the signal on the left replacing a shunt signal fixed at Stop, in place before the section became bi-directional

6 February 2025

AM 225 pulls into Papakura station, coming back into its original running area

6 February 2025

AM 225 passes the backshunt at Papakura, pulling into Platform 3

6 February 2025

AM 225 almost completely back into the original electrification at Papakura, continuing its run from here to Waitematā. Passengers no longer need to change trains at Papakura for onward travel

6 February 2025

AM 849 heads south from Papakura, exploring the new electrification to Pukekohe

6 February 2025

On a morning peak service, AM 904 and AM 306 arrive into Pukekohe Platform 4 to run a service back to Waitematā

11 February 2025

Looking over Pukekohe station from Platform 2. Occasional service depart from here as this platform has direct access to the stabling yard, but most services depart from Platform 4 to keep the main lines free

11 February 2025

Swapping Papakura for Pukekohe, SRV 5993 leads train 100 into Pukekohe station for a passenger stop. Te Huia now stops here, with passengers able to use Te Huia between Pukekohe and Puhinui or The Strand in either direction, as a "de facto" express service

11 February 2025

On board Te Huia, the sun shines into SR 3285 as passengers board and alight at Pukekohe

11 February 2025

On our return journey, DFB 7335 arrives at Puhinui with train 103, picking up passengers heading for Pukekohe and further south

11 February 2025

After an express run from Puhinui, train 103 exchanges passengers at Pukekohe, before continuing south towards Hamilton

11 February 2025

SRV 5993 sits underneath the Pukekohe station sign and footbridge while waiting for passengers to board

11 February 2025