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Parnell Rail Tunnel Closure This Morning
KiwiRail Chief Metro Officer David Gordon:
Western and Southern Line trains will be running at a reduced schedule today morning, due to the necessary closure of the Parnell rail tunnel.
KiwiRail has discovered some faulty track work carried out by contractors in the tunnel over the Waitangi Weekend network closure. We are assessing the track and will work as quickly as we can to make repairs.
We appreciate how frustrating this is for Aucklanders. Safety is our first priority and we will aim to have the tunnel reopened so that trains can run normally for the afternoon peak.
KiwiRail is investigating how this faulty work happened.
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