Train breakdown on Auckland western line causes delays, cancellations

A train fault has left the western line blocked at Sunnyvale this afternoon. Photo / NZME

Trains have been delayed or cancelled on Auckland's western line today after a fault left a train blocking tracks.

Passengers commuting between the city's Britomart Station and Swanson have been told to expect fewer trains on the line after an engine came to a halt at Sunnyvale near Henderson.

Please expect some delays and cancellations on the Western line due to a train fault at Sunnyvale. pic.twitter.com/AtRDo1Pc24

— Auckland Transport (@AklTransport) July 11, 2017

There is no word on when the stalled train will be cleared and when services will return to normal.