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North Auckland Line
View of Whangārei railway yard in 2012
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerKiwiRail (Westfield Junction to Otiria Junction)
Bay of Islands Vintage Railway (Kawakawa to Taumarere)
LocaleNorthland, New Zealand
Termini
  • Westfield Junction
  • Otiria Junction
Service
TypeCommuter rail, rail freight
SystemKiwiRail
Operator(s)Auckland One Rail (Westfield Junction to Swanson)
KiwiRail (Westfield Junction to Otiria Junction)
Bay of Islands Vintage Railway (Kawakawa to Taumarere)
History
Opened1868-03-02 (Kawakawa to Taumarere)
1884-04-07 (Taumarere to Opua)
1880-03-29 (Newmarket to Glen Eden)
1880-12-21 (Glen Eden to Henderson)
1881-07-13 (Henderson to Helensville)
1925-11-29 (line completed)
Technical
Line length284.13 km
Number of tracksDouble track (Westfield to Swanson)
Single track (Swanson to Otiria Junction)
CharacterUrban, rural
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Electrification25 kV AC (Westfield to Swanson)
Route map

Legend
km
North Auckland Line
298.96
Opua
North Auckland Line
Opua line
North Auckland Line
281.30
Otiria
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
Okaihau Branch
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
270.24
Opahi
junction with
Northern Coal Co tramway
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
246.83
Hūkerenui
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
237.77
Otonga
junction with
Kauri Timber Co tramway
North Auckland Line
233.56
Waro
North Auckland Line
231.83
Hikurangi
North Auckland Line
226.42
Kauri
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North Auckland Line
Fonterra
Kauri
dairy factory
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221.14
Kamo
North Auckland Line
213.51
Whangārei
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
Onerahi Branch
North Auckland Line
203.77
Portland
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North Auckland Line
Marsden Point Branch (Northport)
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
Dargaville Branch
North Auckland Line
179.51
Waiotira
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Waikiekie Tunnel (240m)
North Auckland Line
173.87
Waikiekie
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Mareretu Tunnel (334m)
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
Huarau Tunnel (343m)
North Auckland Line
150.55
Maungaturoto
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Bickerstaffe Tunnel (461m)
North Auckland Line
Ranganui Tunnel (171m)
North Auckland Line
139.66
Kaiwaka
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Topuni Tunnel (342m)
North Auckland Line
Ross Hill Tunnel (153m)
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
120.13
Wellsford
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Hoteo Tunnel (503m)
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
105.06
Kaipara Flats
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Ahuroa Tunnel (389m)
North Auckland Line
Tahekeroa Tunnel (447m)
North Auckland Line
Makarau Tunnel (573m)
North Auckland Line
75.02
Kaukapakapa
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66.36
Helensville
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51.19
Waimauku
North Auckland Line
47.07
Huapai
North Auckland Line
36.62
Waitakere
North Auckland Line
Waitakere Tunnel (274m)
North Auckland Line
32.69
Swanson
limit of
suburban services
North Auckland Line
30.40
Ranui
North Auckland Line
28.55
Sturges Road
North Auckland Line
27.08
Henderson Bus interchange
North Auckland Line
25.46
Sunnyvale
North Auckland Line
23.15
Glen Eden
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21.35
Fruitvale Road
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20.24
New Lynn Bus interchange
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17.52
Avondale
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15.81
Mount Albert
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14.78
Baldwin Avenue
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13.45
Morningside
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12.48
Kingsland
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11.13
Mount Eden
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10.00
Grafton
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North Auckland Line
Newmarket Line
to Britomart
North Auckland Line
8.53
Newmarket
North Auckland Line
7.46
Remuera
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5.99
Greenlane
North Auckland Line
4.62
Ellerslie
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Onehunga Branch
North Auckland Line
3.17
Penrose
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North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
to Onehunga
via Te Papapa
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
Southdown Freight Centre
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
North Auckland Line
0.00
Westfield Junction
North Island Main Trunk
to Wellington │ to Britomart
km
Map
Map

The North Auckland Line (designation NAL) is a major section of New Zealand's national rail network, and is made up of the following parts: the portion of track that runs northward from Westfield Junction to Newmarket Station; from there, westward to Waitakere; from there, northward to Otiria via Whangārei. The first section was opened in 1868 and the line was completed in 1925. The line, or sections of it, have been known at various times as the Kaipara Line, the Waikato-Kaipara Line, the Kaipara Branch and the North Auckland Main Trunk.[1]

North Auckland Line is a designation for the section of track, not a service route. The southernmost portion from Westfield Junction to Newmarket was originally built as part of the North Island Main Trunk railway, with Newmarket serving as the junction of the two lines. The North Island Main Trunk was re-routed in 1930 via the Westfield Deviation through Glen Innes and Panmure. Westfield-Newmarket was then incorporated into the North Auckland Line,[2] and Newmarket-Auckland became the Newmarket Line, which today connects the North Auckland Line to Britomart Transport Centre.

Three passenger lines of Auckland's suburban rail network make use of the North Auckland Line. Southern Line services travel on it between Westfield Junction and Newmarket Station. Onehunga Line services travel on it between Penrose Station and Newmarket Station. Western Line services travel on it between Swanson Station and Newmarket Station.

The North Auckland Line previously continued to Opua in the Bay of Islands, with the section from Otiria to Opua sometimes known as the Opua Branch.[3] It is now owned by the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway but regular operations were suspended in 2001, with resumption on a short section of the line in 2008.

The North Auckland Line was under review as part of KiwiRail's turnaround plan. In 2020, the government announced $109.7 million for upgrades to the line, focussing on rebuilding and lowering the floors of 13 tunnels[4] along the line to enable hi-cube containers.[5] A container terminal is to be built at Otiria.[6]

A new branch line, the Marsden Point Branch, will serve Northport, a deepwater port at Marsden Point, by diverging from the North Auckland Line south of Whangarei at Oakleigh.[7]

In 2023 the NAL was expected to be out of action to at least June after floods in January; (see 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods), and it was announced that KiwiRail was "progressing" the business case for the new Marsden Branch.[8]

  1. ^ Haydock 2014, p. 24.
  2. ^ Yonge 1985, p. 3.
  3. ^ Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 96.
  4. ^ "Northland rail rejuvenation". KiwiRail. Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Government to buy land for rail to Northport and Marsden Point". Radio New Zealand. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Northland Rail Upgrade". The Linesider: 55. September 2020. ISSN 2703-6197.
  7. ^ "Northland rail rejuvenation". KiwiRail. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "New Marsden Point rail link one step closer but costs still not revealed". Stuff (Fairfax). 2023. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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