{"id":4444,"date":"2024-01-23T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railexpress.com.au\/?p=115117"},"modified":"2024-01-23T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T23:00:23","slug":"busy-holiday-period-for-kiwirail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=4444","title":{"rendered":"Busy holiday period for KiwiRail"},"content":{"rendered":"

KiwiRail<\/a> teams delivered significant upgrade initiatives across the country\u2019s major commuter rail networks on time and on target over the summer holiday period.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Temporarily shutting down the lines (block of line) allowed KiwiRail to carry out project upgrades, slip repairs and maintenance work across New Zealand\u2019s metro networks faster, at a time of reduced commuter demand.<\/p>\n

In Auckland, there were 89 active worksites across the rail corridor involving more than 1800 people, continuing the upgrade and improvement of the city\u2019s rail infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Wellington saw the successful delivery of the largest summer holiday block of line KiwiRail has ever carried out in the region, involving 550 workers across the entire network for the duration of the programme.<\/p>\n

Auckland holiday work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Auckland\u2019s metro network saw intensive upgrade and maintenance work on multiple lines across the city according to KiwiRail Chief Capital Planning and Asset Development Officer David Gordon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was one of our biggest Christmas closures ever \u2013 with around 1,800 people working at 89 different rail sites across the city,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe completed multiple projects and started others that will lift the standard of the Auckland metro network. This will support more reliable services, encourage more people to use the trains and get the network ready for the increased services that will come with the City Rail Link.\u201d<\/p>\n

Auckland\u2019s Rail Network Rebuild (RNR) Stage 2 works on the Eastern Line were completed on schedule with Eastern Line services restarting between Manukau and The Strand last week. Services resumed from\/to Waitemat\u0101 (Britomart) Station from yesterday (22 January).<\/p>\n

Gordon said the holiday closure also saw a focus on the Western Line \u2013 which included slip repairs and the carrying out of the most invasive part of the RNR.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween Newmarket and New Lynn, we lifted away the tracks and sleepers and dug a metre below ground level to remove and replace the compacted rock foundations under the tracks. This ongoing work is crucial to enable more reliable and frequent rail services,” Gordon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s rewarding to see that our work on the Western Line has already successfully enabled the removal of some speed restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Auckland work included:<\/p>\n