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Honolulu’s rail is ready for June 30 launch

Honolulu rail passenger service is scheduled to begin on June 30, including a four-hour window on that Friday when anyone can ride and experience the country’s first fully-automated rail system for free.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

May 31, 2023

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Honolulu rail passenger service is scheduled to begin on June 30. Pictured is a glass mosaic by Robert Kushner titled “Napo'o 'ana o la O'ahu” at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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The HOLO ticket machines at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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A HOLO ticket allows riders to gain entry into the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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The schedule monitor at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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A glass mosaic by Robert Kushner titled “Napo'o 'ana o la O'ahu” at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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Lori Kahikina, executive director and CEO, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, during a tour of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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Pictured is one of the post tension cables, insulated in black, which is part of the repair work done on the hammerhead at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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Lori Kahikina, executive director and CEO, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, during a tour of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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The view from the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station looking east towards the Halawa Aloha Stadium station.
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Cara Mazzei, project communications director with Hitachi, takes in the view as the train heads west during a media tour on Tuesday.
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The view as the train heads west to the Waiawa Pearl Highlands station.
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The lights at the boarding platform of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station.
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Lori Kahikina, executive director and CEO, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, stands during a ride on the rail.
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A view from the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station looking east towards the Halawa Aloha Stadium station. Kamehameha Highway is below.
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A view from the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station looking east towards the Halawa Aloha Stadium station. Kamehameha Highway is below.
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The glass safety doors at Kalauao Pearl Ridge station’s boarding platform.
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A view of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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A view of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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A view of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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The ticket entrance area of the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway.
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Pictured is the underside structural view of the hammerheads atop of the pillars at the Kalauao Pearl Ridge station along Kamehameha Highway. One of the post tension cables installed for repair is insulated in black.

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