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New Research Identifies Disturbing Behaviour At Level Crossings
Thursday, 5 June 2025, 12:49 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail commissioned the research through WSP to monitor motorist behaviour at railway level crossings. From observations of over 3600 drivers, 47 per cent failed to stop or prepare to stop at crossings with Stop or Give Way signs. More >>
Trees Next To Rail Track Being Removed To Improve Safety
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 2:43 pm | KiwiRail
There are more than 70 trees in the area which currently obstruct visibility for train drivers of anyone approaching the rail line adjacent to Firth Street. More >>
Budget 2025 Continues Solid Investment In Rail
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 9:25 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail is delighted by the announcement today that $461 million is being invested in the national rail network and a further $143.6 million in the Auckland and Wellington metro networks. More >>
Aratere To Retire In August
Monday, 19 May 2025, 1:45 pm | KiwiRail
Kaiārahi will go to dry dock in Singapore, leaving in late June and when it arrives back in mid to late August, Aratere will retire from service. More >>
New Hillside Workshops Officially Opened
Friday, 16 May 2025, 5:34 pm | KiwiRail
The rebuild of Hillside was funded with almost $20 million from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund in 2019, $85 million from Budget 2021 to upgrade the facilities and fund wagon assembly, and $23 million from a wider Government investment in replacing ... More >>
Aratere To Retire As New Zealand’s New Ferries Project Gets Underway
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 4:08 pm | KiwiRail
We have been advised that work on demolishing Aratere’s decaying wharf in Picton could begin later this year or early next year. Aratere requires specific loading and unloading infrastructure so it cannot use the other Interislander wharf in Picton. More >>
Auckland Rail Network Reopens After Successful Upgrades
Monday, 28 April 2025, 1:39 pm | KiwiRail
As passenger trains return to service today, Auckland's rapidly growing Franklin community will benefit from trains running twice as often at peak times. This is possible because of the huge progress made across the rail network during the April ... More >>
Interislander Commits To Customers With Compensation Policy Change
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 8:05 am | KiwiRail
“We have fully cooperated with the Commission and acknowledge that we could have done better by our customers in the early part of 2023 and need to do better by our customers going forward,” says Chief Customer and Growth Officer Adele Wilson. More >>
Big Work Happening This Easter/Anzac Holiday Break
Monday, 7 April 2025, 2:35 pm | KiwiRail
Chief Planning and Asset Development Officer Dave Gordon says months of planning goes into a network shut down to ensure the most is made of the opportunity. More >>
April Rail Closure Continues Network Upgrade For City Rail Link
Monday, 7 April 2025, 10:57 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail teams have preparations well underway to make the most of the Easter Rail Upgrade from 12 to 27 April 2025. Passenger and freight trains won’t be running during this time of lower demand when schools and universities are closed, and many ... More >>
KiwiRail Welcomes Ferry Announcement
Monday, 31 March 2025, 2:48 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail also welcomes today’s announcement that planning for the port infrastructure in Picton and Wellington is underway and that the ferries will enter service in 2029. More >>
Slow Economy Impacts KiwiRail As It Repositions For Growth
Friday, 28 February 2025, 11:50 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail recorded an operating surplus of $25.8 million for the half year, $14.7m behind the same period last year. More >>
Remutaka Tunnel Renewal Complete, Trains Back In Service Monday Morning
Friday, 7 February 2025, 3:50 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail has had a 150-strong crew working around the clock inside the tunnel since Boxing Day to finish the renewal project ahead of Monday’s first passenger service. At 8.8 kilometres long, the confined space and limited access, engineering innovation ... More >>
Great Journeys New Zealand Brings The ‘WOW’ Factor With VIP Packages
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 6:32 pm | KiwiRail
Great Journeys New Zealand is extending the WOW Train service to the South Island again for 2025. The journey to Wellington incorporates the Coastal Pacific train and Interislander ferry, where guests on board the 26 September service will be hosted ... More >>
Wellington Rail Network Reopens Following Successful Christmas Closure
Tuesday, 14 January 2025, 3:43 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail’s chief capital planning and asset development officer, David Gordon, says the new year saw a successful block of line, with works completed to schedule so far. More >>
Rail Safety Focus With Reopening Of West Coast Tunnel
Tuesday, 7 January 2025, 9:43 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail Regional Infrastructure Manager South Island Gary Ikin says the tunnel, near Reefton, is scheduled to reopen on 12 January. Rail services will then be running seven days a week. More >>
Log Trains To Return To New Plymouth
Friday, 20 December 2024, 11:59 am | KiwiRail
From 6 January log trains will be running most days from Whanganui to KiwiRail’s New Plymouth rail depot. The log wagons will then be shunted (moved by a smaller locomotive) to the port. More >>
KiwiRail Welcomes Announcement On Future Ferries For Cook Strait
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 4:02 pm | KiwiRail
We note that rail-enabled ships are still an option. However, if the new ships are not rail-enabled, we will be able to continue to efficiently move rail freight across Cook Strait in the same way we do now when our only rail-enabled ship, Aratere, is ... More >>
Getting Ready For City Rail Link – Final Push To Prepare Auckland’s Rail Network
Friday, 8 November 2024, 2:08 pm | KiwiRail
Auckland Transport Director Public Transport and Active Modes Stacey van der Putten says everything is on track for opening in 2026, and Aucklanders can start to get excited about the new ways they will be able to travel around the city. More >>
Interislander Is Implementing Improvements In Wake Of Grounding
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 3:09 pm | KiwiRail
The Transport Accident Investigation Commission today released a “Final interim factual report” on the grounding of Aratere on 21 June. The report does not include any findings or recommendations. More >>
