Darrell Preston would rather hobble 5km a day on a bad knee than take his chances with the new train ticketing machines.

Auckland rail patronage has slumped to below 10 million passengers trips over the past 12 months, dragging down overall public transport figures.

A train driver who failed to stop at a red signal has caused delays on the western line of Auckland's rail service today.

KiwiRail is taking all the blame forlast month's tragic accident at Morningside - yet the company is a state-owned enterprise required to operate as a successful business.

Fly-through the route of Auckland's proposed City Rail Link from Britomart to Mount Eden including the street route and proposed underground stations. courtesy YouTube/aucklandtransport

Taxpayers and ratepayers fork out more than $230 million a year to subsidise public transport in Auckland.

The future of Auckland's trams is on the line after a sudden decision by the council's waterfront agency to withdraw funds needed to keep them running.

It would make the inner city an attractive, convenient and interesting place to live and work, writes Michael Barnett and Kim Campbell.

Auckland Transport has quietly dropped a controversial feature of its $2.86 billion underground rail project.

The report does not show, nor claim to show, that the line is viable, only that a wider view of the net costs and benefits to NZ arguably should be considered, writes Stephen Selwood.

Auckland's $1.14 billion rail electrification project is chugging into the home straight, ready for the arrival in September of the first of 57 zippier and quieter trains.

For anyone who doubts the need for the inner-city rail tunnel, the recent draft public transport plan is the document to change your mind, writes Brian Rudman.