Press Release – Funeral Train Update
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) will hold a special “Funeral Cortege Train” complete with mourners, the
grim reaper and a coffin this coming Thursday morning (4th June). The train will depart from Waitakere Railway Station
at 6:58am and arrive at Britomart Station approximately 8am.
The coffin will symbolise the pending death of Waitakere and Huapai-Kumeu railway stations as Auckland Transport (AT)
refuses to listen ratepayers, residents, business associations and public transport users who want commuter trains
retained to Waitakere while the case for having trains extended to the Nor-West growth centres of Huapai-Kumeu is
reviewed.
AT CEO David Warburton has been invited to address the cortege when it arrives at the entrance of the AT Headquarters,
lower Queen Street.
FULL SCHEDULE FOR 4th JUNE:
Waitakere Railway Station, Waitakere Township, West Auckland.
6:40am Costumed mourners and grim reaper meet at station with coffin
6:50am short speech about the reasons for this action by PTUA
6:55am Cortege and coffin join train
6:58am Scheduled train departs, stopping at all stations en route to Britomart. Commuters will be handed information about planned cuts to Waitakere
trains as they join the train
8:00am Approximately train arrives at Britomart Transport Centre. Coffin carried out of train, through Britomart Transport Centre, across lower Queen St to the Auckland Transport
Headquarters entrance (HSBC building, 1 Queen St)
8:15am Auckland Transport representative invited to address the PTUA and supporters cortege. Then speech by PTUA Chair
Christine Rose and Coordinator Jon Reeves. Questions and answers.
8:30am service ends.
To ensure everything runs to time media are requested to be in place well in advance of the schedule above.
ENDS