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1850’s 1865 1873 1884 1902 1912 1921 1923 1930 1932 1955 1959 1968 1983 1996 Horse-buses run The Tamaki estuary The first train line The horse tramway An electric tramway The Ferry Building A plan is drawn up The idea of an A new ‘central’ Tamaki Drive is City The Auckland An electrified rail and The Auckland A LINK bus service is between Queen is crossed by a in the North Island starts, from Queen service is switched is finished. A ferry for a combined underground rail railway station completed. Bridging Council adopts a Harbour Bridge underground CBD Regional Authority introduced in the city Street and steel swing bridge, is constructed from Street to Ponsonby, on giving Auckland jetty had been road, rail and link from the city to opens at Beach Hobson Bay, to link Master Transport opens up the loop is again seriously considers centre, regenerating via at Panmure. Auckland to and the first railway the world’s only completed in 1907, pedestrian crossing the Northern Line is Road and in 1937 Orakei to the city, Plan, focused on North Shore to proposed, this time abolishing the bus patronage. Epsom, and the Onehunga. station on Queen coast-to-coast and work is well of the harbour. first proposed the Britomart Place results almost completing the development. by Mayor Dove-Myer railway system but first ferries ply the Street opens the tramway system, under way to Cost: £700,000 by the Minister of Bus Station opens immediately in the motorway network. The toll to pay Robinson and in 1993 Auckland harbour to following year. from downtown to replace Auckland’s Railways Gordon on the site of the eastern suburbs for it is removed connecting with purchases 19 Otahuhu and the The tramway runs Onehunga, which wooden wharves Coates. Estimated original railway being developed. in 1984. Newmarket, but second-hand diesel North Shore. until the rails are ran through the with some of the cost of the station - the first “Robbie’s rapid rail” railcars from Perth, lifted in 1901. isthmus until 1956. earliest reinforced “Morningside of its kind in fails to gain traction. as an interim concrete structures deviation” tunnel: . measure until a in Auckland. £440,000. modern system is developed.

2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 April ‘14 Britomart Station The Auckland Upgrade of the It is officially The Northern In November 2010, Spanish Public transport trips The depot is Use of AT HOP The first electric opens, bringing rail Regional Transport Spaghetti Junction announced that Busway opens – the the Auckland manufacturer CAF exceed 70 million for opened in July; in cards tops 200,000 trains begin back into the heart Authority (ARTA) is motorway corridor Auckland’s rail first purpose-built Council is formed, wins the contract to the first time since September the first in March as the operating on the of the city for the formed as the central is completed. network will be road for buses in with Auckland supply 57 three-car the tram lines were train is officially smartcard is rolled Onehunga Line, first time in over co-ordinating agency electrified. A tunnel New Zealand. Transport as the electric trains, to be pulled out. The unveiled in out on the bus nearly a century 70 years. for mixed-mode under Newmarket’s The Northern council-controlled owned by Auckland. long-awaited AMETI Auckland. network. Rail after electric trains Cost: $204 million. . main street for the Express bus service organisation project gets under patronage reaches were first Disestablished in new rail station is grows 138 per cent delivering all of manages the way with new 11 million. proposed, and on 2010, it had in six deepened to allow in its first two years Auckland’s land contract and the bridges constructed the same route years delivered a 97% for overhead wires. of operation. transport needs, construction of across the Tamaki that horse-buses increase in rail usage excluding their maintenance estuary, and plied more than and 10.2% increase motorways. and stabling depot Manukau Station 150 years ago. in bus patronage. Newmarket Station at Wiri. Cost of opens on the first opens, the trains and depot: new line in over 80 Onehunga Line $500 million. years. The AT HOP reopens and integrated ticketing system is introduced double tracking is on trains and ferries. complete. KiwiRail awards the contract for track electrification and signals. 1850’s 1865 1873 1884 1902 1912 1921 1923 1930 1932 1955 1959 1968 1983 1996 Horse-buses run The Tamaki estuary The first train line The horse tramway An electric tramway The Ferry Building A plan is drawn up The idea of an A new ‘central’ Tamaki Drive is The Auckland An electrified rail and The Auckland A LINK bus service is between Queen is crossed by a in the North Island starts, from Queen service is switched is finished. A ferry for a combined underground rail railway station completed. Bridging Council adopts a Harbour Bridge underground CBD Regional Authority introduced in the city Street and steel swing bridge, is constructed from Street to Ponsonby, on giving Auckland jetty had been road, rail and link from the city to opens at Beach Hobson Bay, to link Master Transport opens up the loop is again seriously considers centre, regenerating Onehunga via at Panmure. Auckland to and the first railway the world’s only completed in 1907, pedestrian crossing the Northern Line is Road and in 1937 Orakei to the city, Plan, focused on North Shore to proposed, this time abolishing the bus patronage. Epsom, and the Onehunga. station on Queen coast-to-coast and work is well of the harbour. first proposed the Britomart Place results almost completing the development. by Mayor Dove-Myer railway system but first ferries ply the Street opens the tramway system, under way to Cost: £700,000 by the Minister of Bus Station opens immediately in the motorway network. The toll to pay Robinson and in 1993 Auckland harbour to following year. from downtown to replace Auckland’s Railways Gordon on the site of the eastern suburbs for it is removed connecting with purchases 19 Otahuhu and the The tramway runs Onehunga, which wooden wharves Coates. Estimated original railway being developed. in 1984. Newmarket, but second-hand diesel North Shore. until the rails are ran through the with some of the cost of the station - the first “Robbie’s rapid rail” railcars from Perth, lifted in 1901. isthmus until 1956. earliest reinforced “Morningside of its kind in fails to gain traction. as an interim concrete structures deviation” tunnel: New Zealand. measure until a in Auckland. £440,000. modern system is developed.

2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 April ‘14 Britomart Station The Auckland Upgrade of the It is officially The Northern In November 2010, Spanish Public transport trips The depot is Use of AT HOP The first electric opens, bringing rail Regional Transport Spaghetti Junction announced that Busway opens – the the Auckland manufacturer CAF exceed 70 million for opened in July; in cards tops 200,000 trains begin back into the heart Authority (ARTA) is motorway corridor Auckland’s rail first purpose-built Council is formed, wins the contract to the first time since September the first in March as the operating on the of the city for the formed as the central is completed. network will be road for buses in with Auckland supply 57 three-car the tram lines were train is officially smartcard is rolled Onehunga Line, first time in over co-ordinating agency electrified. A tunnel New Zealand. Transport as the electric trains, to be pulled out. The unveiled in out on the bus nearly a century 70 years. for mixed-mode under Newmarket’s The Northern council-controlled owned by Auckland. long-awaited AMETI Auckland. network. Rail after electric trains Cost: $204 million. transport in Auckland. main street for the Express bus service organisation Auckland Transport project gets under patronage reaches were first Disestablished in new rail station is grows 138 per cent delivering all of manages the way with new 11 million. proposed, and on 2010, it had in six deepened to allow in its first two years Auckland’s land contract and the bridges constructed the same route years delivered a 97% for overhead wires. of operation. transport needs, construction of across the Tamaki that horse-buses increase in rail usage excluding their maintenance estuary, and plied more than and 10.2% increase motorways. and stabling depot Manukau Station 150 years ago. in bus patronage. Newmarket Station at Wiri. Cost of opens on the first opens, the trains and depot: new line in over 80 Onehunga Line $500 million. years. The AT HOP reopens and integrated ticketing Western Line system is introduced double tracking is on trains and ferries. complete. KiwiRail awards the contract for track electrification and signals.