A downtown Auckland shopping centre will be demolished to make way for the multibillion-dollar Central Rail Link.

It took a car wreck to turn Nik Kennedy into a diehard rail commuter, in the dark days before Britomart, but now he wouldn't turn back the clock.

Don Kavanagh falls in love with cross-country travel the way people used to do it.

Railway museum stays on track by fusing history with fun, says Vincent Morello.

Auckland Transport boss Lester Levy won't rule out ditching rail operator Veolia if it can't shape up.

Phil Twyford got the last laugh, noting that Gerry Brownlee had only days earlier dismissed the city rail link as "a short, little loop", writes John Armstrong.

Mayor Len Brown can take a bow. He deserves most of the credit for making the rail link his own project and doggedly promoting it.

Aucklanders face a hefty rates rise or congestion charges to pay for the long-awaited Auckland City Rail Link.

Auckland's northwestern settlement of Waitakere is to lose passenger trains after more than 130 years.

Lifelong railways enthusiast Ken Sloper will make his last trip between Dunedin and Pukerangi as Taieri Gorge Railway's senior driver today.

We have a huge growth challenge in our city, but with that challenge we have an equally great opportunity, writes Auckland mayoral candidate Joe Palino.

Struggling KiwiRail may soak up almost $600 million - or a tenth of the cash raised from partially privatising state-owned power companies, Budget documents reveal.

Two commuter trains collided outside New York City during the evening rush hour, sending 60 people to hospital.

Danielle Wright takes her family on a vintage steam train along the main street of a tiny town with a big reputation.

Auckland's $500 million rail electrification project faces a six-month delay but KiwiRail vows it will still be ready for the first electric trains to start running in April.

When confronted by the proposals for what effectively amounts to extra taxes for Aucklanders, albeit phrased differently, Key remained wary, writes Claire Trevett.

Are congestion charges the fix for Auckland's traffic woes? Put your vote forward here and add your comments on the city's traffic future.

Auckland Transport is taking a "simplified" fares system for buses and trains back to the drawing board after public concern that it favoured the North Shore over other areas.

Rail commuters are facing major delays in Auckland this morning after two separate signal failures.

One passenger was injured this morning when a Wellington train hit a concrete safety block.

I’m a big fan of whizzing around Europe by rail. Six cities in eight days I did once and it was a lot more efficient than flying.

KiwiRail's decision to suspend its Coastal Pacific service between Christchurch and Picton over winter has been described by the rail union as "shortsighted and misguided".

Aucklanders are being warned to expect all-day traffic congestion - even if enough money can be raised for pressure-relieving transport schemes.