Daily Train Trips in Auckland up 60 Percent in Two Weeks Since City Rail Link Opened

More than one million train trips recorded in first two weeks of City Rail Link

West Auckland trips have surged almost 173%, while journeys between the city’s western and eastern rail corridors have tripled.

Daily train trips in Auckland up 60 percent in two weeks since City Rail Link opened

The $5.5 billion project brought two new stations - Karanga-a-Hape and Te Waihorotiu - to the city centre, a redeveloped station at Mangawhau, and turned Waitematā station into two way thoroughfare.

City Rail Link: One Million Trips And Counting

“More than 506,000 train boardings were recorded in the second week of the CRL, taking the total number of boardings since opening to more than one million,” Mr Bishop says.

Auckland City Rail Link Exceeds One Million Passenger Trips - OpenGov Asia

Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has recorded more than one million passenger trips within its first two weeks of operation, according to figures released by the New Zealand Government and Auckland Council. The data indicates significant changes in travel behaviour across the city, with increased use of rail services on western, eastern and southern corridors, […]