KiwiRail boosts resources for rail rebuild

KiwiRail boosts resources for rail rebuild
Commuter rail services in Auckland have been disrupted due to a network-wide rebuild. (Image: AT)
Oliver Lewis
KiwiRail has increased resources for stage two of the Auckland rail rebuild, but it’s too early to say whether reopening dates can be brought forward.The $330 million rebuild, intended to improve the quality of the rail network before the City Rail Link (CRL) opens, involves the staged closure of rail lines across the city.Stage one – work on the Onehunga Line and the Southern Line between Otahuhu and Newmarket – reopened to commuter services on March 20.Stage two of the rebuild involves closing the eastern line until January...

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