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Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government is fulfilling its commitment to bring New Zealand’s rail network back up to scratch and support the economic recovery, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today.
KiwiRail’s inaugural Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP) was released today which details renewals and upgrades on the rail network over the next three years.
The Programme includes:
· Replacing more than 200km of rail sleepers
· Replacing more than 130km of tracks
· Adding active controls (barrier arms, lights/bells) to 3 level crossings and making improvements to 25 more through renewals
· Upgrading signals on the Auckland metro network, a new Auckland train control centre and an additional power supply into the network, to support increased train frequency to come with the City Rail Link