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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 >>
KiwiRail's Great Journeys New Zealand Wins Prestigious Best Design Awards
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 9:22 pm | KiwiRail
Presented with the challenge of creating a premium rail experience in addition to its core offerings, Great Journeys New Zealand made the decision early in the process to invest heavily in design and story to guide the creation of its new Scenic Plus ... More >>
KiwiRail Records Improvements In A Difficult Year For Freight Markets
Friday, 27 September 2024, 11:30 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail’s FY24 result reflects a challenging year in which the State-Owned Enterprise improved its safety, service reliability and asset availability performance for customers against a backdrop of tough trading conditions and ongoing network outages from challenging ... More >>
Safety A Priority With Northland Rail Line Reopened
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 5:47 pm | KiwiRail
The North Auckland Line has reopened after being closed for 20 months following significant weather damage during the January 2023 extreme weather event and Cyclone Gabrielle. More >>
Rail Freight Saved 230,000 Tonnes Of Emissions
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:44 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail’s latest data shows that in the financial year ending June 30, 2024, goods carried on rail reduced transport CO2 emissions by 229,434 tonnes (based on national average emissions factors), compared with the emissions that would have been created ... More >>
Major Construction Milestones Achieved In Papakura To Pukekohe Electrification Project
Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 8:27 pm | KiwiRail
Pukekohe Station has been given a new lease of life with new modern passenger and staff facilities, longer platforms to accommodate modern electric trains, a new stabling yard and additional rail tracks that will allow the through-running of freight services ... More >>
Shocking Footage Highlights Need For Greater Awareness At Rail Crossings
Monday, 5 August 2024, 11:43 am | KiwiRail
Shocking footage of a recent collision between a train and a motorist who failed to stop at a level crossing has highlighted the need for improved awareness around railway tracks. More >>
KiwiRail Chair To Retire
Sunday, 23 June 2024, 12:43 pm | KiwiRail
I leave with confidence in a team and an organisation that has dealt with many major challenges and is now in a much stronger and more stable position. More >>
Aratere Refloat Success
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 9:59 pm | KiwiRail
At approximately 9pm tonight KiwiRail, supported by a team of global experts and in collaboration with Maritime NZ (MNZ), Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ), and Marlborough District Council Harbour Master, successfully refloated the Interislander’s ... More >>
KiwiRail: Aratere Update #3
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 12:51 pm | KiwiRail
The passengers on the Aratere are now off the ship and some crew members have now been swapped over. More >>
KiwiRail: Aratere Update
Saturday, 22 June 2024, 12:44 pm | KiwiRail
The eight passengers and 12 of the crew on Aratere are safely disembarking now and are on their way to Picton. More >>
Rail Upgrade North Of Whangārei Aligned With Marsden Point Rail Link
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 2:53 pm | KiwiRail
The project to reopen the rail line north of Whangārei will remain on hold while design work on a new rail link to Marsden Point is carried out so the two projects can be aligned. More >>
Changes To Kāpiti Line Timetables Over The Coming Days
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 2:31 pm | KiwiRail
KiwiRail General Manager Jon Knight says there was already a temporary speed restriction on one section of track between Porirua and Paremata, due to a damaged rail. Worsening coastal erosion near the tracks has now required that restriction to be extended. More >>
Budget 2024 Rail Investment Supports Reliability And Value For Money
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 3:03 pm | KiwiRail
The Government’s $466 million Budget 2024 investment in rail highlights a commitment to reliable public transport in Auckland and Wellington and supporting export growth nationally, KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy says. More >>
New Fairfield Freight Hub Gets More Goods On Rail
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 7:00 am | KiwiRail
The new rail hub at Fairton sits alongside our business estate and it’s perfectly placed for those industries sending product to the North Island or to ports and overseas markets. More >>
Increased Train Movements Near Ashburton
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 3:42 pm | KiwiRail
“it is important for people to recognise that most trains will now be travelling at normal speed (80km) and they should never attempt to cross the tracks until the train has passed.” More >>
Full Rail Network Rebuild Work To Be Carried Out Between Papakura And Pukekohe
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:32 am | KiwiRail
KiwiRail will be able to carry out the full upgrade and renewals work needed on the track between Papakura and Pukekohe while it is still closed for other improvement work. This section of Auckland’s network has been closed since September 2022, ... More >>
