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Auck, Wgtn Rail Closures
- Auckland Trains
- Machinery has started arriving for the start of the big Rail Maintenance month around Auckland - and Wellington is also in for a closedown.
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Wellington PT Fare Structure Review
- Auckland Trains
- Greater Wellington Regional Council is about to begin a review of how bus, train and harbour ferry fares are calculated.
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More Matangi In Service
- Auckland Trains
- Today, Matangi services more than doubled on the Kapiti and Hutt Valley lines – increasing from the current 14 daily return trips to more than 30 return trips every weekday.
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Rimutaka Incline Rail Returns
- Auckland Trains
- The famous Rimutaka Incline, 40km north-west of Wellington closed in October 1955 but may be brought back to life.
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OK Wellington, Do You Want Light Rail?
- Auckland Trains
- People’s ideas about what a high quality public transport system in central Wellington would look like are being sought as part of a major study being carried out by Greater Wellington Regional Council, Wellington City Council and the NZ Transport Agency.
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Capital Growth
- Auckland Trains
- While Auckland’s train travel is at a high and growing fast, Wellington is still struggling to see the same sort of growth in public transport.
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Wellington Rail Record
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Tranz Metro carried 46,792 passengers last weekend. That’s a record for the Wellington commuter service.
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Wairarapa Service Gives Hamilton Clues
- Auckland Trains
- As question marks arise over the proposed Waikato to Auckland train service, the Wairarapa to Wellington train service gives us an insight into how satellite town train travel could be extended elsewhere.
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Wellington Says No To NZTA Option
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington council are not playing ball with the Government's motorway plans.
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Kenepuru Station To Stay Open
- Auckland Trains
- Porirua’s Kenepuru train Station which was under threat will stay open.
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Wellington Bus, Train Fares Up
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington's public transport fares which went up last October are up again in November.
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Transmission Gully Moves Forward
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s Transmission Gully motorway project leaped forward today following the fast track path of the Waterview tunnel. Environment Minister Nick Smith today referred an application for the Transmission Gully roading proposal to an independent Board of Inquiry under the Government's new national consenting process with the Environmental Protection Authority.
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Capital Can’t Grow Bus Patronage
- Auckland Trains
- Nothing Wellington does seems to be able to boost bus passenger numbers.
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Wellington Cable Car Kelburn Upgrade
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington is to get a new Kelburn terminus for its heritage cable car.
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Wellington Embrace Bus Lanes
- Auckland Trains
- Journey time savings of around 14% and reduced variability in service times by about 11minutes during the evening peak are claimed in the key northbound direction since buses returned to Wellington’s Manners St. A report to the Council’s Strategy Committee says early signs are promising.
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Govt Out Of Step With Mayors
- Auckland Trains
- Pressure is growing on the Government to get with rail. Wellington's Mayor says there is a groundswell of public opinion in favour of good choices for transport like light rail.
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Wellington Mini Survey
- Auckland Trains
- Wellington’s train and bus commuters will be asked to take part in a ‘mini census’ over the next few weeks.
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Wellington Fare Increases Postponed
- Auckland Trains
- Fare increases proposed for Wellington’s buses and trains, due to take effect from September 1 have been postponed. But they will happen eventually.
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Union Concern Over Tag Offs
- Auckland Trains
- The Wellington Tramways Union has raised concerns about the “tagging off” requirement of the Snapper/Hop card. In a submission to the Wellington regional transport plan, it says that while the Snapper system used at Go Wellington and Valley Flyer has improved since it first came out, it still has a number of issues.
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$1m Wellington Transport Study Begins
- Auckland Trains
- Greater Wellington Regional Council has awarded the contract for the Wellington Public Transport Spine Study to transportation and engineering company AECOM
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