Rail Network Rebuild

At Pukekohe, the formation for the old Down Main has been dug up in preparation for rebuilding

28 December 2022

At Drury, just the Up Main remains while the Down Main is rebuilt. The section between Papakura and Pukekohe is already closed to Auckland Transport services, so this section was able to start almost immediately upon the announcement of the rebuild programme

28 December 2022

The Down Main at Drury lifted, with the formation dug up. To the left is the site of the planned park and ride and bus interchange for the new Drury station

28 December 2022

While new signals were installed and commissioned, the signals on the Down Main have now been removed again in preparation for the formation rebuild

28 December 2022

The first stage of the rebuild sees the closure of the Southern Line between Otahuhu and Newmarket, and the Onehunga Line. At this early stage of the project, the only signs of work are disconnected axle counters and signalling equipment along the Onehunga Branch

28 December 2022

At Ellerslie, station access is closed as no services will be using the station until March 2023

28 December 2022

Ellerslie station platform is closed off ahead of the rebuild project starting. The line will be entirely rebuilt here in one go; it is assumed that trains 120 and 129 will be running via Panmure during this time

28 December 2022

Stabled at Penrose with Cyclone Gabrielle imminent, track machines ETM 526, ETM 541 and ETM 554 sit at Platform 3 on the Onehunga Branch, awaiting their next duties on the closed section of line

12 February 2023

At the end of the pack, ETM 554 waits at Platform 3 at Penrose for tasks. The Onehunga Branch is currently closed as part of the Rail Network Rebuild until 19 March

12 February 2023

ETM 541 sitting in the middle, with ETM 526 at the Onehunga end of the consist

12 February 2023

Although hard to tell in the wet weather, sections of track at Penrose have been lifted, dug out and relaid, including part of the curve on the Onehunga Branch

12 February 2023