#RailNews: Google Maps has once again updated the Public Transport Layer in Auckland to correctly show the newly opened City Rail Link and new line layouts.

This update has added the Onehunga West Line and corrected the East West Line. The South City line is still incorrect.

#RailNews: Many of the speed restrictions on Wairarapa’s rail line to Wellington are expected to be eliminated by the end of summer as track upgrades continue.

Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

🚂 Council leader Glen Sanderson said mayoral funding would allow for the "next step of extending the line" adding he hoped the first planning application would be in by autumn 2027.

#NorthumberlandLine #Northern #Railway #RailNews

#RailNews: Now that it’s only three shopping months until Christmas, here is my top ten list of what I want Santa to give to public transport in Aotearoa/ New Zealand.

By @darrendavis.bsky.social via Adventures in Transitland: adventuresintransitland.substack.com/p/all-i-want...

The October edition of #ModernRailways is live! 🚆 Dive into TPE's £1bn battery train order, ETCS challenges, GWR's '175s' issues, and Wales' call for more devolution. Get the latest insights at modernrailways.com/! #RailNews #TransportUpdates

#RailNews: Grant Hood Contracting has shared photos of the Ashburton Railway Footbridge.

The footbridge has been restored over the past months with crews repairing and repainting the bridge as well as truss and structure.

🎟️ Rail passengers can use their tickets on other train operators and buses. Anyone who no longer wants to travel on Wednesday can apply for a refund or use their tickets on Thursday.

#Didcot #Reading #GWR #RailNews

#RailNews: A look at the ins and outs of the proposed designs for removing level crossings along the Western Line including which seem most likely to make it through the decision process.

Via @greaterauckland.bsky.social: www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2026/09/23/o...

#RailNews: Recent Google Trends data shows New Zealand search interest for "Auckland CRL" has climbed notably.

Searches for "things to do in Auckland CBD" have risen by around 40%.

Via Stuff: stuff.co.nz/society/3610...

#RailNews: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown and ministers had raised concerns about the perceived independence of the review looking at what went right and wrong in building the City Rail Link.

Via The Post: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/361...

#RailNews: New Zealand’s rail safety regulator is weighing whether to launch its own investigation after a person died in an incident involving a heritage train at Te Awamutu Railway Station.

Via Stuff: www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

#RailNews: @cjsbishop on X has shared that, 528,007 train boardings were recorded between Sun 13 September and Sat 19 September.

This is the busiest week ever in the first seven days of CRL service.

#RailNews: NZTA has issued clarification around the suspension of heritage rail services.

NZTA has not ordered a stand-down for all heritage rail services.

Steam Incorporated Ltd has recommended (to their members and other operators) the suspension as a precautionary measure.

#RailNews: All nationwide heritage train services have been halted following the death at Te Awamutu railway station Sunday Night

Email correspondence seen by the Herald confirms that all rail heritage services have been cancelled on Monday by order of NZTA.

#RailNews: Momentum is growing behind a plan to bring passenger trains to Canterbury, with local councils, the Government and the private sector all on board.

Via 1 News: www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/21/m...

#RailNews: Asian business owners in Auckland are reporting mixed results in the first week of the City Rail Link's operations.

Landlord of the Lim Chhour food court on k Roaf, says business has picked up since the CRL opened on Sunday.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/chinese...

🚂 It is the 10th rail company now under the Great British Railways (GBR), the government's programme of public ownership, which it says will save money and improve services.

The aim is for GBR to operate all passenger services by the end of 2027.

#Chiltern #ChilternRailways #Railway #RailNews

#RailNews: Google Maps public transport layer has received another update and is now showing the South City and East West Lines running through the City Rail Link.

The map still shows the pre-CRL network layered below.

The Onehunga West Line is still missing from the map.

#RailNews: A billboard revealing the City Rail Link’s opening date before an official announcement was accidentally displayed for more than six hours before it was spotted and pulled down, records released reveal.

Via NZ Herald: www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/...

#RailNews: It is estimated it will cost around $3 billion and take 30 years to make rail crossings safer across West Auckland.

Via RNZ: www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi...