#RailNews: There has been rail bus stop closures and changes in Newmarket following the opening of the City Rail Link.

The Rail Bus West will no longer serve Newmarket or Parnell due to the introduction of the East West Line.

There are still old signs up for RBW stops.

#RailNews: Now the City Rail Link has opened the City Rail Link social media pages have officially closed.

In the final post they thanked people for following the CRL story and advised followers to follow Auckland Transport's social pages.

#RailNews: The opening of Auckland's City Rail Link has seen the city's train passenger numbers hit their highest level in seven years, according to Auckland Transport director of public transport Richard Harrison.

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

#RailNews: Google Maps has updated its transport layer in an attempt to show the City Rail Link as open.

At present it only shows the South City line using the CRL.

The Western, Eastern and Onehunga Lines are still showing their original terminus points.

#RailNews: Auckland is officially All Aboard, with Auckland Transport and Thompson Spencer’s city-wide campaign announcing the City Rail Link opening on Sunday, 13 September.

Via Campaign Brief: campaignbrief.co.nz/2026/09/17/a...

#RailNews: As Auckland celebrates the opening of the City Rail Link, two sold-out Auckland–Hamilton–Tauranga trains are showing there is already strong demand for the next chapter of passenger rail.

Via Scoop: auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/09/as-c...

#RailNews: Waka Kotahi NZTA shared a video of the first beam on the North Island Main Trunk overbridge, the northernmost structure on Ōtaki to north of Levin: Te Pae o Tararua project being installed.

The single span bridge has 7 beams, 26-metres-long and weighing 55 tonnes.

#RailNews: Auckland TransporteEstimates from Tuesday’s morning peak period shows train use well up on last week, with about 44,000 boardings by midday Tuesday– compared with 30,000 at the same time last Tuesday.

AT also notes SuperGold card holders making the most of the CRL.

#RailNews: Attention should be turned to bringing passenger rail to the South Island after the success of Auckland's City Rail Link, a train advocate says.

Via Otago Daily Times: www.odt.co.nz/canterbury/n...

#RailNews: As of 5pm Monday, an estimated 72,500 boardings were counted on trains across the Auckland rail network,which is 25,000 more boardings than were recorded on the train network by the same time last Monday.

#RailNews: Apple Maps has been updated to only show the current Auckland rail network.

Previously Apple Maps had both networks layered over top of each other.

Google Maps is still pending an update to show the new lines and stations.

#RailNews: AT has shared that Aucklanders have travelled onboard Auckland Transport’s trains 25% more already today than by this time last Monday.

By 9am, sensors onboard AT’s trains had picked up about 24,000 people getting onboard, compared with 19,000 last Monday.

#RailNews: After decades of waiting, delays, cost blowouts and disruption, Aucklander commuters finally got to ride on the new City Rail Link on Sunday.

And Monday commuters see try out brand new rail link in morning rush hour

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

#RailNews: AT have shared an updated CRL day 1 passenger count.

At 5pm Sunday, approximately 61,000 people were recorded getting on the train network so far by door counters, which is well over three times more than was recorded by the same time last Sunday.

#RailNews: @Charteddaily on X has shared a timelapse showing how last Sunday’s timetable compared to the new CRL timetable.

The timetable in effect for the opening Sunday was a special timetable with extra services.

#RailNews: Auckland Transport has announced they estimate they have carried more than double the number of rail passengers than this time last Sunday, with about 14,300 people having travelled across the rail network as of 11am.

Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK26...

#RailNews: An Auckland Transport spokesperson has confirmed to NZ Transit Buzz the the previously wrapped train units which featured Rail Safety messaging have been removed from trains,

This comes following a change in the fire safety rating which is now in place for CRL.

#RailNews: Wairarapa Line users are the most dissatisfied group of regional transport users, a recent survey shows.

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

#RailNews: People travelling on State Highway 2 near Paengaroa are encouraged to plan ahead, with SH2 closed at the rail level crossing by the Te Puke Golf Course from 5am 12 September until 6am 14 September.

MORE: www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic-bull...

#RailNews: The public are invited to exercise their creative brains on the train, and at Wellington Railway Station this October.

Via Scoop: www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU26...