Our teams also carry out a wide range of short-notice essential maintenance activities, often overnight, so trains can keep running safely, which is not always listed here. They work hard to keep any disturbance to a minimum while they do this.
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For information on how to travel visit AT and details of worksites are listed below.
Takanini - 24/7 upgrade and renewals works during scheduled rail closures over Matariki (20-23 June) long weekend, the June-July school holidays (28 June to 13 July) and the September-October school holidays (20 September to 5 October). Around 60 car parks in the Park and Ride facility at Takanini Station will be closed off from public use during this time.
Te Mahia Station - 24/7 works over Matariki long weekend to upgrade and renew foundations and drainage under the tracks near the station. The pedestrian crossing at Te Mahia station, between Ferguson Street and Great South Road, will be closed to pedestrians for the duration of the works.
Homai Station - 24/7 works over Matariki long weekend to upgrade and renew foundations and drainage under the tracks near the station. Work will continue at this location over other rail closures scheduled for the June-July and September-October school holidays later this year
Britomart Tunnel - ongoing works on the eastern approaches of the Britomart Tunnel in preparation for the City Rail Link opening.
Quay Park - ongoing use of the rail yard to support the City Rail Link construction. Increased noise near Britomart tunnel and Quay Park area as plant move through to undertake commissioning work.
Drury Railway Station - ongoing work to build a new railway station
Work is underway to build a new railway station with park and ride facilities. General construction hours Monday to Friday, 7am-7pm. At times, 24/7 works may be required but we will contact neighbours in advance.
Paerātā Railway Station - ongoing work to build a new railway station
Work is underway to build a new railway station with park and ride facilities. General construction hours Monday to Friday, 7am-7pm. At times, 24/7 works may be required but we will contact neighbours in advance.
Rail Network Rebuild - ongoing work to renew and upgrade the network at priority locations between Otahuhu and Papakura. 24/7 works will occur during Matariki long weekend, June-July school holidays and during full and partial network closures later in 2025.
Mt Eden Station area - major rail upgrade works delivered by Link Alliance on behalf of City Rail Link. For more information on this please visit the Link Alliance's calendar of construction activities and sign up for their neighbour updates.
Glen Eden area - new power feed site construction on rail land, near Singer Park.
Henderson Station upgrade - major upgrade works at the station and surrounding rail infrastructure will take place during regularly scheduled rail network shut downs from Labour Weekend 2024. Works are expected to finish in early 2026.
Overnight work trains are operating across the network collecting disused rail. Teams are also undertaking regular maintenance activities.
KiwiRail is transitioning to a more proactive maintenance schedule, as part of this our teams will now be allowed access on a forward planned basis. This way is in line with international best practice and will increase our productivity and use of valuable time on the rail network.
Please see below for the nights that are available for our teams to do regular maintenance at any area/s within the outlined sections below. N.B. these tables will be updated fortnightly so please check regularly.
This work will cover a number of disciplines including track, signals, traction, and our ATIS (Automated Track Inspection System) vehicle, and some of these works will be more disruptive than others.
Please note there will be other planned works occurring (see : Short-Term works and our on-going upgrade works), as well as urgent works, at times.
For more information on what the Metro Maintenance Plan means for the Auckland Metro Network, watch this video:
You may experience noise and vibration from machinery, lights and vehicles moving around the rail corridor.
We are aware that this may disturb some of our neighbours and we apologise. Our staff and contractors are mindful when working in residential areas and work hard to get the job done as quickly and quietly as possible.
You can get in touch with our Community Engagement team via our email: contactus@kiwirail.co.nz
For more information about train timetables and bus replacements, please visit Auckland Transport’s website here.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we complete the work required to improve Auckland’s rail network.