April rail upgrades April rail upgrades
The City Rail Link is the biggest and most transformational rapid transit development for Auckland. It will be worth the wait. Before it opens in 2026, critical work on Auckland’s rail network must be delivered first. This work will unlock faster journey times, fewer delays and trains every 4-5 minutes at peak.
From Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April 2025, no trains will be running. Rail replacement buses will replace trains while we upgrade the rail network and improve your journey.
Rail replacement bus services
All-stop bus services (RBE, RBS, RBO and RBW) will run throughout the closure with additional weekday express rail buses on the Southern Line (RBSX), Western Line (RBWX) and to Panmure (RBPX).
The Rail Bus East (RBE) is an all stops rail replacement bus service that will run on the following schedule:
Weekdays:
- Peak: 10-minute frequency
- Interpeak: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
Weekends:
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evening: 30-minute frequency
Public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Monday and ANZAC Day
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
Please note: The rail replacement for Meadowbank Station has been relocated to Remuera Rd, please visit our Rail bus stop relocation page for more information.
The Rail Bus Panmure Express (RBPX) is an express bus service, only travelling between Panmure and Waitemata (Britomart) stations. It will run weekdays peak time only on the following schedule:
Weekdays:
- AM peak (Panmure to Britomart): Every 10-minutes
- PM peak (Britomart to Panmure): Every 10-minutes
The RBPX will not operate on weekends or public holidays.
The Rail Bus West (RBW) is an all stops rail replacement bus service that will run on the following schedule:
Weekdays:
- Peak: 10-minute frequency
- Interpeak: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
Weekends:
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evening: 30-minute frequency
Public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Monday and ANZAC Day
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
The Rail Bus Western Express (RBWX) is an express bus service, only stopping at high frequency train stations – Henderson, New Lynn, Avondale, Grafton, Newmarket, Parnell, and Waitemata (Britomart) stations. It will run weekdays peak time only on the following schedule:
Weekday:
- AM peak (Henderson to Britomart): Every 10-minutes
- PM peak (Britomart to Henderson): Every 10-minutes
The RBWX will not operate on weekends or public holidays.
Please note: The rail replacement bus stop for Avondale, Fruitvale and Remuera Road has been relocated , please visit our Rail bus stop relocation page for more information.
The Rail Bus Onehunga (RBO) is an all stops rail replacement bus service that will run on the following schedule:
7 days a week, including public holidays:
- all day 30-minute frequency
The Rail Bus South (RBS) is an all stops rail replacement bus service that will run on the following schedule:
Weekday:
- Peak: 10-minute frequency
- Interpeak: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
Weekends:
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
Public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Monday, and ANZAC Day
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late-evenings: 30-minute frequency
The Rail Bus Southern Express (RBSX) is an express bus service, only stopping at high frequency train stations – Papakura, Manukau, Puhinui, Papatoetoe, Middlemore, Otahuhu, Newmarket, Parnell, and Waitemata (Britomart) stations. It will run on the following schedule:
Weekday and weekends:
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late evenings: 30-minute frequency
Public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Monday, and ANZAC Day
- All day: 20-minute frequency
- Late evenings: 30-minute frequency