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Train services travelling on Auckland’s western line will be running on a reduced timetable from Wednesday, Auckland Transport has announced.
The closure comes after track owner and maintainer Kiwirail discovered a “subsidence issue” along the line.
Subsidence is the general term used to describe the sinking of the ground because of underground material movement.
Kiwirail staff are “urgently investigating” the subsidence issue they found during a routine inspection of the line on Monday.
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Staff realised the issue when they “found movement in an overhead electric pole”.
“To ensure the safety of passengers and staff, speed at this location was reduced to while preliminary investigations were conducted,” Auckland Transport said in a statement.
“These investigations continued [on Tuesday] and [they] have confirmed there appears to be subsidence under the track.”
From Wednesday morning, only a single track on the western line will be operational, “as a precaution”.
“Train services will need to operate every 30 minutes between Swanson and New Lynn, with services between New Lynn and Britomart running every 20 minutes,” Auckland Transport said.
“Passengers travelling through New Lynn in either direction will need to transfer between trains at New Lynn.”
Auckland Transport has reassured commuters that customer ambassadors will be on site to assist passengers.
KiwiRail are currently doing ground investigations to confirm how soon work can be completed, which will then allow train services to resume normal service.
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