01 Sep 2010 Aucklanders buy before they board.
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority announced today it will be withdrawing the sale of monthly rail passes on board trains from 3rd October following its highly successful customer driven campaign to encourage people to buy tickets before boarding.
30 Aug 2010 ARTA offers free train services to assist Newmarket Viaduct closure
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) said today it had reviewed options, with the help of its operator Veolia Transport, to assist Aucklanders travelling around the region during the Newmarket Viaduct closure on 4/5 September.
30 Aug 2010 Men on the Move Challenge kicks off today
A bid to encourage more men to take an active role in the region’s Walking School Bus (WSB) programme launches today. Currently, only one in seven WSB volunteers in the region are male.
26 Aug 2010 400 extra train trips per week in new train timetable for Auckland
More than four hundred extra trips a week will be introduced across Auckland’s rail network when a new timetable comes into effect on Sunday 19th September, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority announced with its operator Veolia Transport today.
06 Aug 2010 Public Transport in Auckland hits 60 million trips
Public transport usage in Auckland has increased by almost 2 million boardings on the previous financial year hitting 60 million trips for the year, the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) reported today.
09 Jul 2010 Onehunga Line future-proofed for growth
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and KiwiRail said today that the new station due to be reopened on the Onehunga Branch Line was developed in accordance with passenger growth estimates to 2016.
22 Jun 2010 b.line tackles public transport disbelievers
The Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) and bus operator, NZ Bus, with the support of Auckland City Council’s Transport Committee, will officially launch b.line tomorrow. b.line is the first visually identifiable, simple to use, high frequency bus service for Dominion and Mt Eden Roads.
22 Jun 2010 Focus on Safety at Level Crossings goes World Wide
The first ever International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) takes place today, Tuesday 22 June, 2010. New Zealand takes the lead in observing the day because of its time-zone advantage.
21 Jun 2010 Cross generational walking school bus volunteers celebrated
National Volunteer Awareness Week gets underway today (Monday 21 June)and to mark the occasion the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) is celebrating the hard work carried out by its Walking School Bus Volunteers.
11 Jun 2010 Avondale Rail Station open for service
Trains will be stopping at the new Avondale train station from Monday 14th June after the station was officially opened by Avondale Primary School pupils and Mayor John Banks this week.
09 Jun 2010 ARTA Directors thanked for contribution
ARC Chairman, Mike Lee and ARTA Chairman, Rabin Rabindran, today thanked ARTA Directors, Tony Marks, Andrew Buxton and Mark Benjamin for their contributions during their three years of service for the ARTA Board. Messers Marks, Buxton’s and Benjamin’s terms end on 30 June this year.
04 Jun 2010 Temporary timetable changes to complete Western Line
As intensive work to upgrade the rail network, carried out by KiwiRail, continues, including completion of double tracking on Western Line, temporary timetables will operate on the Western Line from the evening of Friday 4 to last service on Sunday 13 June.
