ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥-𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕋𝕖 ℍ𝕦𝕚𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 ℍ𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕥𝕠𝕟, 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕

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ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕤𝕥-𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕋𝕖 ℍ𝕦𝕚𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 ℍ𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕥𝕠𝕟, 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕

Hamilton to Auckland train service Te Huia. Source: 1 NEW

𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕋𝕖 ℍ𝕦𝕚𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕟 ℍ𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕕, 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥.

Waikato Regional councillors decided yesterday it would be trialling an inter-peak service for 12 months after submissions to its 10-year long-term plan to 2031 showed many were in favour of improving the service sooner than the proposed 2023 timeframe. 

Of those 1240 submissions, 95 per cent were in favour of improving the commuter service. 

Once in place, it will extend service times beyond the current weekday 5.45am and 6.30am services from Hamilton to Papakura in Auckland, and the return 4.45pm and 6.25pm services. 

Any improvements won’t happen until at least December this year because work and costs needed to be worked out before it could be implemented, the regional council said. 

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Councillors also approved extending the Saturday Te Huia services to The Strand in central Auckland, which would cost about $10,000 a year. No start date for this has been confirmed by council. 

The commuter service currently operates on some Saturdays.

Te Huia services began in April. Since its unveiling, it has drawn mixed reviews, with some Hamilton residents telling 1 NEWS the length of the journey would be longer than their normal commute. 

Te Huia takes around an hour and a half from Auckland to Papakura, where people heading on to Auckland's CBD then need to transfer for another hour-long trip to Britomart.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in April there was a clear need for the train.

"We fully expect that over time we'll build patronage and bring passengers,” she said.

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Patronage had reportedly picked up since then.

A formal review of the service will take place in two years. 

The service has received a $85.8 million investment through NZTA, with the local council providing $12.2 million.

About 8000 people commute between Auckland and Waikato each day.

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