November 2022 will be the final month of paper Rail Monthly passes.
The 30-day Rail pass replaces these passes and is available to load onto your Snapper card from 7 November, for use on the Kāpiti Line from 12 November and the rest of the network from 27 November.
The pass is activated on its first use and includes your bus trip to or from your local station when travelling to Wellington Station from zones 4-14.
You can load your Snapper card with a 30-day Rail pass from 7 November.
Monthly and MonthlyPlus passes will be replaced by the 30-day Rail pass. If you’re travelling to or from Wellington Station, the Snapper 30-day Rail pass will include your bus trip to or from your local train station between zones 4-14 only.
Tag on and off for every journey to avoid a default fare. And remember, your Snapper payment may be checked on board the train.
Rail commuters in Wellington got their first taste of electronic ticketing today with the launch of Metlink’s Snapper on Rail Pilot on the Johnsonville Line. Over the next 12 months, passengers on the line will be able to pay their fares using a Snapper card at terminals installed in stations. The pilot is an important step towards the National Ticketing Solution(external link), a standardised way of paying for travel on public transport across the country.
Greater Wellington is investigating rolling out Snapper payments on rail services across the region following decisions made at Council today to help pave the way for national ticketing.
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