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Key information

KiwiRail teams will improve drainage and complete track work between Avondale and Morningside stations on the Western Line.  

Some works will be completed during weekdays. Train services will continue to run but at a 20-minute frequency.

Weekday evening closures mean that the last services on the Western Line will be replaced by buses. Timetables are available on the Planned Rail Closures page.

Travelling from Avondale Station

If you’re travelling from Avondale Station, there are several ways you can get around.

During the day, trains will run at a reduced, 20-minute frequency.

To help customers get where they need to be, an additional rail bus service (RBWN) will run on weekday mornings, stopping at all stations between New Lynn and Newmarket. To find out where to catch this bus, see the map below.

If you’re continuing your journey into the city centre, you can change to a Western or Southern Line train at Newmarket.

In the evenings and on weekends when trains will not be running, RBW rail replacement buses will be available.

Poster showing alternative transport options from Avondale Station during Stage 3 of the Rail Network Rebuild

These alternatives are for the most commonly made journeys. They use frequent services and include no more than one transfer.

Timetables

Please use the AT Mobile app or Journey Planner to plan your trip.

To get to

Take this bus

From bus stop

Travel time

City Centre

18

Best option for Britomart

#8149 Stop A on Great North Road

42 minutes

195

Goes to Britomart

Both use #8333 on Blockhouse Bay Road near Methuen Road

 

35 minutes

209

Goes to Britomart

40 minutes

22N or 22R

Doesn’t go to Britomart –route ends on Wellesley Street

#8334 outside the Islamic Centre on Blockhouse Bay Road

37 minutes

RBWN to Newmarket Station, then transfer to Southern Line train

#1534 at 18 St Jude Street

49 minutes on the bus, then 9 minutes on the train

Grafton

22N or 22R to Kingsland Station, then transfer to 64

#8334  outside the Islamic Centre on Blockhouse Bay Road, then #8300 at 34 Sandringham Road

28 minutes on 22N/R, then 22 minutes on 64

22N or 22R

#8334 outside the Islamic Centre on Blockhouse Bay Road

35 minutes plus 16 minutes' walk from Mount Eden Road

RBWN

#1534 at 18 St Jude Street

40 minutes

New Lynn

18

All use #8146 Stop B on Great North Road

9 minutes

149

7 minutes

670

9 minutes

22N

14 minutes

Newmarket

RBWN

#1534 at 18 St Jude Street

49 minutes

22N or 22R to Kingsland, then transfer to 64

#8334 outside the Islamic Centre on Blockhouse Bay Road, then #8300 at 34 Sandringham Road

28 minutes on 22N/R, then 25 minutes on the 64

Henderson

As above to New Lynn, then 14

As above to New Lynn, then #5912 Stop D at New Lynn Station

As above to New Lynn, then 18 minutes to Henderson

Travel time does not include transfer time or wait time.

 

 

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