{"id":9255,"date":"2024-02-14T05:18:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2024-02-14T05:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:18:34","slug":"auckland-train-network-reliability-in-question-with-crl-on-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=9255","title":{"rendered":"Auckland train network reliability in question with CRL on horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Auckland Transport is concerned the problems causing the city’s train disruption will not be fixed before construction on the underground metro is finished next year.<\/p>\n

City Rail Link (CRL) is designed to link with existing trains and buses in the city’s public transport network. It has a November 2023 deadline – although the project’s boss said in December 2023 there was\u00a0no guarantee that would be met<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today at least\u00a019 trains were cancelled during peak hours<\/a>\u00a0due to speed restrictions caused by overheated tracks.<\/p>\n

Yesterday 80 trains were cancelled due to speed restrictions caused by a signalling problem and\u00a0overheated tracks<\/a>, crew shortages and an alarm being activated on a train.<\/p>\n

Auckland Transport public transport director Stacey van der Putten said the problems causing the disruption were not a quick fix.<\/p>\n

“We do have concerns that come CRL we’re not going to have that reliability in the network to run CRL and integrate it into the network, that’s what needs to be resolved here.”<\/p>\n

She said there was a cumulative impact on the network of known faults and the speed restrictions imposed due to heat “amplifies problems in the timetable”.<\/p>\n

“We have pretty good working relationship with KiwiRail, can things be better yes absolutely. I think there’s a broader issue here … about the reliability of our network,” van der Putten said.<\/p>\n

“It’s our role as AT to advocate to make sure Aucklanders have what they need in their transport system. Part of that, when we have issues across our network that actually is out of our control we need to do better in terms of trying to get those fixed for Aucklanders.”<\/p>\n

After yesterday’s cancellations, Auckland mayor Wayne Brown described the situation as\u00a0an “omnishambles”<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s a new word, it’s a good one, but I haven’t heard it before,” van der Putten said.<\/p>\n

“These things can be approached better. I think what yesterday resulted in was an amplification of our customer voice over repeated frustrations. We had an overwhelming influx of queries about these things because our customers’ patience has just gone.”<\/p>\n

She said since January, 15 percent of the 500 train services each day were regularly cancelled for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s heat caused just over a quarter of the 80 cancellations – representing 15 percent of total trains running.<\/p>\n

AT said 30 cancellations related to speed restrictions in part caused by the Britomart signalling issue, 24 cancellations related to heat speed restrictions, 15 cancellations related to a temporary train manager shortage and 11 cancellations related to a passenger alarm being activated.<\/p>\n

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