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Auckland's Century-Long Rail Dream | Auckland News
After over a century of delays and decades of highway prioritization, Auckland’s long-awaited City Rail Link finally opens this weekend — a transformative project that turned a century-old dream into reality, despite ballooning costs and construction hurdles. Once sidelined by motorway mania in the 50s and 60s, rail got a brief revival in the 70s with “Robbies Rapid Rail,” only to be abandoned again. Now, with Mayor Len Brown’s leadership and a final push to accommodate longer trains, this $5.5 billion underground marvel is set to redefine Auckland as a global city — proving that essential…
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