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Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau in Maori), in the north of New Zealand's North Island (1,350,000 inh.)

Suburban Railway
- 3 lines (East-West, South-City* and Onehunga-West Lines)
~ 117 km
- 1067 mm gauge

* The South-City Line runs from Newmarket into the city via Grafton, Waitemata and Parnell before terminating at Newmarket.

07 July 2003: Parnell — Britomart (now Waitemata)
15 April 2012: 2 km branch off Southern Line to Manukau City Centre opened for regular service, then operated as a branch off the former Eastern Line.
11 Mar 2017: Westfield station (north of Otahuhu) closed
13 Mar 2017: new Parnell station added between Newmarket and Britomart
03 Feb 2025: Electric service extended south from Papakura to Pukekohe (19 km)
02 Aug 2026: Drury and Paerata stations opened on the Southern Line

Electric service started between Britomart and Onehunga on 28 April 2014, and on the southern line to Papakura and Manukau on 15 Aug 2014, with the Newmarket — Swanson route fully electrified since May 2015. Electric service was gradually introduced until delivery of a total of 57 three-car EMUs built by CAF of Spain was completed.

13 Sept 2026: City Rail Link - a new 3.5 km twin-bore tunnel between Maungawhau (formerly Mt. Eden) and Waitemata (formerly Britomart) stations to create a city centre loop. [Project Website]

Auckland Transport - including City Rail Link Project

KiwiRail > Auckland Projects

Public Transport in Auckland at Wikipedia

NZ Rail Photos

BLOG: Your webmaster's personal impressions on Auckland's suburban railways in UrbanRail Blog (2011)