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Five sounds tell you where you are

West

Guitar

Kingsland out to Swanson

Three plucked guitar notes climbing a major chord. It covers the western suburbs.

13 stations: Kingsland, Morningside, Baldwin Avenue, Mt Albert, Avondale, New Lynn, Fruitvale Road, Glen Eden, Sunnyvale, Henderson, Sturges Road, Rānui, Swanson

Central

Pūtōrino

The four tunnel stations, Waitematā to Maungawhau

A pūtōrino plays two notes, the second a fifth lower. It belongs to the four tunnel stations of the City Rail Link.

4 stations: Waitematā, Te Waihorotiu, Karanga-a-Hape, Maungawhau

East

Log drum

Ōrākei down to Sylvia Park

Two log-drum strikes, high then low, each with a wooden note on top. It starts at Ōrākei, the first stop east of the tunnel, and runs down to Sylvia Park.

5 stations: Ōrākei, Meadowbank, Glen Innes, Panmure, Sylvia Park

South

Brass

Parnell down to Pukekohe and Manukau, plus Grafton

A short brass note, then a longer one a fourth higher. With 21 stations, Grafton and Parnell down to Pukekohe and Manukau, it is the largest family.

21 stations: Parnell, Newmarket, Grafton, Remuera, Greenlane, Ellerslie, Penrose, Ōtāhuhu, Middlemore, Papatoetoe, Puhinui, Manukau, Homai, Manurewa, Te Mahia, Takaanini, Papakura, Drury, Ngākōroa, Paerātā, Pukekohe

Onehunga

Bells

Te Pāpapa and Onehunga, on the Manukau Harbour

Three bell notes falling down a major chord. Only Te Pāpapa and Onehunga have it, on the short branch down to the Manukau Harbour.

2 stations: Te Pāpapa, Onehunga

Three lines

Tap a station to hear its chime, or ride a line from one end to the other.

Station dots

  • West guitar
  • Central pūtōrino
  • East log drum
  • South brass
  • Onehunga bells
Waitematā HarbourManukau HarbourWaitematāTe WaihorotiuKaranga-a-HapeMaungawhauKingslandMorningsideBaldwin AvenueMt AlbertAvondaleNew LynnFruitvale RoadGlen EdenSunnyvaleHendersonSturges RoadRānuiSwansonŌrākeiMeadowbankGlen InnesPanmureSylvia ParkParnellNewmarketGraftonRemueraGreenlaneEllersliePenroseŌtāhuhuMiddlemorePapatoetoePuhinuiManukauHomaiManurewaTe MahiaTakaaniniPapakuraDruryNgākōroaPaerātāPukekoheTe PāpapaOnehunga

Departures, all stops

West

Every chime here ends on the guitar

Kingsland out to Swanson

  • Eden Park

    Full-time whistle and a fan's reply 

    E-WO-W

  • Celesta sunrise 

    E-WO-W

  • Westminster doorbell 

    E-WO-W

  • Ōwairaka

    Bowed glass, then a tap 

    E-WO-W

  • Itsy-bitsy spider on marimba 

    E-WO-W

  • Crockery clinking up a scale 

    E-WO-W

  • Marimba tune, then an apple bite 

    E-WO-W

  • Toy piano, drumroll, cymbal 

    E-WO-W

  • Whistling over a strummed chord 

    E-WO-W

  • Count-in and power chords 

    E-WO-W

  • Ice-cream van jingle 

    E-W

  • E major chord swelling in 

    E-W

  • Waitākere Ranges

    Kererū wings, then a tūī 

    E-W

Central

Every chime here ends on the pūtōrino

The four tunnel stations, Waitematā to Maungawhau

  • Britomart

    Ferry horn, then a pūtōrino phrase 

    E-WS-C

  • Aotea

    Stream water, then an organ cadence 

    E-WS-C

  • K Road

    Soft drone, then a disco groove 

    E-WS-C

  • Mt Eden

    Summit wind and a rising pūtōrino 

    E-WO-W

East

Every chime here ends on the log drum

Ōrākei down to Sylvia Park

  • Waves and a slow marimba 

    E-W

  • Bike bells on the shared path 

    E-W

  • Lo-fi beat and electric piano 

    E-W

  • Harp over still water 

    E-W

  • Four-note mall PA chime 

    E-W

South

Every chime here ends on the brass

Parnell down to Pukekohe and Manukau, plus Grafton

  • Cathedral bells ringing rounds 

    S-C

  • Horn fanfare in two bursts 

    S-CO-W

  • Domain

    Glasshouse tones and drips 

    S-CO-W

  • String quartet cadence 

    S-CO-W

  • Cornwall Park

    Slow pipe tune and a lamb 

    S-CO-W

  • Racecourse

    Racecourse bugle call 

    S-CO-W

  • Scrap-metal marimba 

    S-CO-W

  • Pātē and handclaps 

    E-WS-C

  • Slow harp arpeggios 

    E-WS-C

  • Town clock chime 

    E-WS-C

  • Jet climb and airport chime 

    E-WS-C

  • Log drums and ukulele 

    E-W

  • Five clear, widely spaced tones 

    S-C

  • Botanic Gardens

    Two bellbirds and a breeze 

    S-C

  • Drips into a bucket 

    S-C

  • Dribble and arena organ 

    S-C

  • Slow military bugle 

    S-C

  • Hammers and a rising chord 

    S-C

  • Stream and kōauau 

    Under construction

    S-C

  • Bellbird and a far-off bell 

    S-C

  • Plucked tune and a skylark 

    S-C

Onehunga

Every chime here ends on the bells

Te Pāpapa and Onehunga, on the Manukau Harbour

  • Breeze and harbour bells 

    O-W

  • Manukau Harbour

    Ship's bell and gulls 

    O-W

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