Current Rail Network Rebuild work

Key information

A significant amount of work has been completed and the Rail Network Rebuild is now entering its final stages.

The next full rail closure will be over the Easter holiday period, from 12 April 2026 to 27 April 2026. No trains will be running, and buses will replace trains.

To help plan your journey, you can now view train line status in real time.

April rail upgrades

The April rail upgrades will take place over the consecutive Easter and ANZAC holiday period, from 12 April 2025 to 27 April 2025, when many people will be getting out of the city and train usage is low.

During this closure, crews will upgrade priority areas on the Southern Line between Papakura and Ōtāhuhu and perform overdue maintenance elsewhere in the network. They will be working around the clock when possible.

Other works that will be happening across the network include:

• the third main line, including redevelopment of Middlemore Station (works on station are nearly complete),
• three new Southern Auckland railway stations
• Waitemata (Britomart) Station repairs
• Church St East level crossing enabling works
• Glen Innes Station level crossing investigation,
• weatherproofing Newmarket Station
• Quay Park signalling commissioning
• installing HOP card gates at Middlemore Station
• retaining wall maintenance at Papakura Station
• building a third platform and additional tracks at Henderson Station, as well as completing the upgrade of the lifts that are expected to be completed in July 2025.

Getting around while lines are closed

During the april rail upgrade, rail replacement buses and express rail replacement services will be available.

Details on the rail replacement bus schedules can be viewed on the Alternative transport during the Rail Network Rebuild page.