ARTA Media Release “A lot of activity will be happening over the Queen’s Birthday weekend with commissioning of the final 3km section of double track from the new Avondale Station to Tititrangi Road in New Lynn, which begins at 7pm on Friday June 4th. In order to complete the final […]
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ARTA reports a dramatic increase in cycling in the Auckland region: The number of people cycling in the Auckland region has dramatically increased by 27% compared to last year, according to a survey for the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA). Over 12,000 cyclist movements were recorded at 84 sites across […]
ARTA have announced the anticipated fare increase for all public transport services, effective 21st February 2010. From their media release : ARTA’s Chief Executive, Fergus Gammie said, ”ARTA and its operators have held public transport fares in Auckland for three years in an environment in which other centres in New […]
The $35 million Newmarket Station will be open to the public this Saturday, reports The New Zealand Herald: Although KiwiRail has yet to complete a reconfiguration of tracks at Newmarket Junction before passenger trains start calling at the station on January 18, the building itself has been largely finished in […]
The New Zealand Herald reports that Infratil is due to launch its electronic public transport ticket system, Snapper, on its NZ Bus services. Meanwhile the Auckland Regional Transport Authority is poised to agree the system with the French electronic firm Thales, which will allow passengers to transfer between buses, trains […]
Over at the forum, I asked the question what would make a good fare structure for Auckland. Given the recent news that the Snapper system is coming to Auckland next year, I think it is important to focus on what would really make a difference to the average punter using buses, trains and […]
The New Zealand Herald reports ARTA’s trail run of services north of Waitakere station on the western line has been canceled.
Today’s New Zealand Herald has an interesting op-ed by Fergus Gammie on integrated ticketing: This system, designed and developed by the French Thales Group, is the preferred choice of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA) for Auckland. The path to be followed is similar to that in Denmark, which implemented […]