The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has named trains running red lights as one of its top concerns.

Investigators will not say for many more months why a train on Wellington's Johnsonville line ran a red light, resulting in a crash earlier this year.

Auckland Transport says commuters took more than 2 million train trips in the first month of the new City Rail Link (CRL) being open.

The Green Party says it will connect the country with intercity passenger rail services, if elected.

The number of train trips taken a day in Auckland is up nearly 60 percent since the new City Rail Link opened.

One passenger heard people yelling 'stop' seconds after the train left Te Awamutu station.

A person has died in what police are describing as a "tragic incident" involving a train in Te Awamutu.

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

The first few days of operation for the City Rail Link, which opened on 13 September 2026

Replacement of level crossings at Takaanini, Te Mahia and Glen Innes stations with bridges

The first few days of operation for the City Rail Link, which opened on 13 September 2026

The newly-opened Waitematā train station has been evacuated only hours into the first full running of Auckland’s City Rail Link on Sunday.

After an 11-year build the City Rail Link is finally open. About 150 people were in line waiting to catch the first train.

The last day of the old Southern, Eastern, Western and Onehunga Lines the day before the City Rail Link opens

The idea of underground rail can be traced back to the early 20th century, when the city's tram network was still the dominant mode of public transport.

An Auckland bar owner says he's looking to reap the rewards of staying afloat through tough times when the City Rail Link opens on Sunday.

Auckland is days away from its brand-new train network, but what exactly will that mean for fares, timetables and train lines?

Emergency services are attending an incident at Baldwin Ave train station in Auckland's Mt Albert.

As Auckland braces for the CRL to hit go, KiwiRail's CEO vows no more summer shutdowns.

Two windows on a train service from Wellington to Masterton cracked "like a car windshield," although it's not yet confirmed what struck them.

KiwiRail has been carrying out upgrades to the rail network to “lift the standards” of infrastructure that was originally built for freight trains.

Two rail workers were unknowingly in the path of an approaching freight train after a breakdown in safety-critical communication left them on the track without protection.

Two rail workers were unknowingly in the path of an approaching freight train after a breakdown in safety-critical communication left them on the track without protection.

Replacement of level crossings at Takaanini, Te Mahia and Glen Innes stations with bridges

The overhaul includes maps inside every train as the network is reconfigured ahead of the City Rail Link opening on September 13.

Our first looks at the new City Rail Link stations ahead of the opening on 13 September 2026

A 54-year-old man has been arrested after attempting to steal copper cable from the rail corridor, damaging the safety signals system.

Our first looks at the new City Rail Link stations ahead of the opening on 13 September 2026

DLP class locomotives turning up on passenger trains

DLP class locomotives turning up on passenger trains

Aucklanders have been getting their first chance to see inside the new City Rail Link, with a busy turnout for the first of a series of public open day events at new railway stations - this one at Maungawhau Station.

Our first looks at the new City Rail Link stations ahead of the opening on 13 September 2026

Thirty-nine days.

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The opening of Drury and Paerātā stations, covering the open day and first day of services

The opening of Drury and Paerātā stations, covering the open day and first day of services

South Auckland commuters have two new railway stations on their network with the opening of the Drury and Paerātā stops.

Auckland councillors are frustrated they are still in the dark about when the city's new underground commuter train network will open, despite a meeting updating them on its progress.

Roaming the Auckland rail network as father and son

The public will get to view the three new stations in August.

A message on Auckland Transport's website said Waitematā station – Auckland's central train station – was closed "until further notice".

There are fresh calls for Hamilton's underground railway station to be re-opened in what's been called an opportunity to enliven the central city.

The two new Cook Strait ferries will be named Kupe and Cook.

The stations opening next month are the first two of three being built between Papakura and Pukekohe.

1News understands the system will open between late August and early September.

Auckland's rail network is closed once again as agencies run a final dress rehearsal for the long anticipated City Rail Link.

The sound of a new diesel locomotive is set to echo through Pleasant Point this Matariki weekend. On July 12, the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway will be holding a Matariki Shunter Running Day to unveil its newly acquired TR 880 diesel shunting locomotive Treasurer Dakota Wylie said the group first came across the locomotive [...]

Officials won't commit to a date, but the earliest feasible opening is from mid-August onwards.

Auckland’s new City Rail Link is set to open on a Sunday, with the actual date to be announced six to eight weeks in advance.