No trains will run in Auckland from this Friday until Monday. Photo: Auckland Transport
Auckland trains will be shut down over the Kings Birthday long weekend, due to the ongoing rail upgrades needed to prepare for the opening of the City Rail Link next year.
Auckland Transport said there will be no trains running between Friday 30 May and Monday 2 June.
Rail replacement buses will operate across all train lines.
AT said critical works will be done under the ongoing Rail Network Rebuild programme, and AT and the City Rail Link project will also work over the long weekend.
"This work has been timed by KiwiRail to coincide with a long weekend and reduce the impact as much as possible, but we know it's inconvenient for passengers," said AT spokesperson Stacey van der Putten.
2025 will see a total of nearly 100 days of rail closures to allow KiwiRail to complete all the rail rebuild needed.
There have already been weeks of shutdowns in January and April.
Further rail closures are also planned for Matariki weekend, and for two weeks during school holidays in July.
All trains will be shut over Matariki weekend, between Friday 20 June and Monday 23 June.
A partial closure has also been scheduled for the winter school holidays between 28 June and 13 July.
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