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Swanson

Waitākere Ranges

Kererū wings, then a tūī.

  • E-W
  • West family
  • Guitar signature

Why Swanson sounds like this

Kererū wings whoosh past, then a tūī calls. Swanson sits at the foot of the Waitākere Ranges, where native bush comes right down to the edge of the suburbs. It's the western end of the East-West line, so the last thing you hear is the forest.

Inside the chime

Swanson's chime runs about 5 seconds, in three parts. Every station's chime ends on its family's signature, so you can tell roughly where you are by ear.

  1. 1

    Swanson's own motif 2.3 s

    Kererū wings, then a tūī. No other station plays it.

  2. 2

    The West family's guitar 1.0 s

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

  3. 3

    The end-of-line bell 1.5 s

    Swanson is the end of the East-West line. On that line's trains its chime finishes with a bell, to tell you this is as far as the train goes.

On the network

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The West family

13 stations end on the guitar: Kingsland out to Swanson.