Auckland Trains and Places
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More Matangi In Service
- Auckland Trains
- Today, Matangi services more than doubled on the Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines – increasing from the current 14 daily return trips to more than 30 return trips every weekday. Tranz Metro Manager Scott Brooks, calls it great news for commuters “who we know have felt the impact of service disruptions over the last couple of weeks, and we are very pleased to be able to bring them some good news.”
- Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington
- Tagged as:
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- hutt-valley
- kapiti
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wairarapa Service Gives Hamilton Clues
- Auckland Trains
- As question marks arise over the proposed Waikato to Auckland train service, the Wairarapa to Wellington train service gives us an insight into how satellite town train travel could be extended elsewhere.
- Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington
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Wellington Cable Car Kelburn Upgrade
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington is to get a new Kelburn terminus for its heritage cable car.
- Accepted from Auckland Trains » Wellington
- Tagged as:
- kelburn
- cable-car
Wellington Cable Car, Salamanca Road, Wellington Central, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6145, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Another Motorway Battle Looms
- Auckland Trains
- Another motorway battle is looming in the Capital.And it’s close to the Greens’ heart. A plan to ram a motorway through Hataitai may affect among others, Greens co-leader Russel Norman as he lives in Hataitai. And it could be another big test for the Wellington’s Greens’ Mayor. The NZTA plans to duplicate the Mt Victoria Tunnel and put a four lane motorway through Hataitai which Norman says would be bad for everyone.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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- hataitai
- second-mount-victoria-tunnel
Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Wellywood Sign Is A Joke
- Auckland Trains
- In 2009, the Infratil-run Wellington Airport company began investigating the construction of a monument on an unused piece of land on the Miramar Peninsular to add another high profile attraction to Wellington.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kapiti Alignment Revealed
- Auckland Trains
- Today was the day of reckoning for the north Wellington residents anxious to know what alignment the NZTA had chosen for the MacKays to Peka Peka Expressway.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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$1m Wellington Light Rail Study Approved
- Auckland Trains
- On the eve of a showdown Wellington council meeting over the capital motorway plans, government finance has been approved for a $1m study on the long term options for a high quality public transport corridor running from Wellington Station to Wellington Regional hospital in Newtown.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Newtown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Residents Angry About Motorway Plan
- Auckland Trains
- An interesting community concern among residents in Wellington’s Hataitai that’s worth keeping an eye on as NZTA forces through a plan to spend $45m changing Ruahine Street and Wellington Road into a four-lane highway.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- hataitai
- second-mount-victoria-tunnel
Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Battle To Save Muri
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, a small community is battling to save its railway station which is used by only 30 people a day.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- kapiti
- muri-station-closure
Muri Station, Wellington
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Wellington’s State Of Play
- Auckland Trains
- With north Wellington’s Waikanae open at the weekend and Matangi trains running soon, Wellington’s long winters of discontent will be coming to an end with the massive upgrades coming into play.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Another Injury
- Auckland Trains
- It’s been a bad week for people versus trains. Buses are replacing trains on Wellington’s Johnsonville line for a while this afternoon because of an incident at the Johnsonville station. It’s reported a woman was hit by a train.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- trains
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Porirua Station Upgrade Starts
- Auckland Trains
- Porirua is next in line for Wellington’s train improvements.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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- trains
Porirua, Wellington Region, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Matangi Tested Under Own Power
- Auckland Trains
- The first new Matangi train has gone up the Johnsonville Line under its own power.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Otaki To Levin Tenders Called
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s SH1 giant northern coastal expressway project took another big step today, while a vigorous debate about it continues on a local level during the local body elections.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Kapiti Expressway Opposition
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Kapiti expressway debate is hotting up with a three-hour public meeting attended by 300 people and Labour calling on it to be a local election issue next issue over stopping the project.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Hataitai Tunnel To Be Bus Only
- Auckland Trains
- Should buses only be allowed to use Wellington’s Mt Vic bus tunnel, which runs between Pirie Street in Mt Victoria and Waitoa Road,Hataitai? It’s been a hotly debated issue – just like Auckland’s debate about when cars should be allowed to use Grafton Bridge.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- transport
- hataitai
Hataitai bus tunnel, Hataitai, Wellington, Wellington Region, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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RWC Meets Its Waterloo
- Auckland Trains
- In Wellington, work is starting on Waterloo Quay to transform the pedestrian route between the cruise ship terminal and the city before the Rugby World Cup 2011.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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- waterfront
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Wellington Coast Expressway Progress
- Auckland Trains
- The big expressway project around the coast of Wellington took another step today with the major local council “buying in.” Kapiti Coast District Council today adopted a set of objectives for membership of the Sandhills Expressway Alliance that is being established by NZTA.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- kapiti
- wellington-northern-corridor
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Waterfront Plan: Wellington Just Does It
- Auckland Trains
- While we talk about a tent on Queens Wharf while we still work out what to do long-term , Wellington just gets on with a long – term vision of its waterfront.
- Submitted by tonytw1
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Call for a New York Look To Wellington
- Auckland Trains
- The full redesign of Wellington’s lower Cuba Street is now impossible to implement before the Rugby World Cup, according to Wellington’s mayor who says this is because of a delay in legal issues. The deal for allowing buses to be rerouted through Manners Mall to improve public transport was that there would be better public space in lower Cuba Street. Today, Cr Celia Wade-Brown urges council staff to investigate temporary improvements so shared space can be initiated as soon as the bus route moves.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
- cuba-street
- manners-mall-bus-lane
Cuba Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Showdown Over Kapiti Expressway
- Auckland Trains
- The Kapiti Coast District Council meets tomorrow to decide on whether to continue to fight NZTA’s plans to build a motorway through the Kapiti Coast.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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- transport
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Wellington Get Its RWC Waterfront Sorted While We Argue
- Auckland Trains
- While Auckland argues about a bunch of rushed Queens Wharf designs – three budget, one $97m – Wellington council has opted for a rugby village approach on its waterfront during the Rugby World Cup 2011.
- Submitted by tonytw1
- Tagged as:
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Wellington’s Redwood Station Closes For 4 Months
- Auckland Trains
- Another Wellington rail station ugrade. Redwood Station in Tawa will close temporarily in early February to allow for more than $1m worth of improvements to the station platforms.
- Tagged as:
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- matangi-trains
Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Kapiti Coast Rail Project Takes Another Step
- Auckland Trains
- On Wellington’s Kapiti Coast, the move to bring regular Tranz Metro commuter services to Waikanae has stepped up a notch.
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Work starts today on $1m Wellington suburban station
- Auckland Trains
- Work started this morning on a $1million improvement to Wellington’s Pukerua Bay Station.
- Tagged as:
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