Suburban trains will run from Waitati and Mosgiel to Dunedin
on Wednesday, March 18, when commuters will be encouraged to
walk or take public transport to work.
A fare of $5 per train journey would be charged, Dunedin City
Council events and sustainable travel co-ordinator Charlotte
Flaherty said recently.
People would be encouraged to travel by bus to work from
other parts of Dunedin, she said.
Normal bus fares and Go card concessions would apply.
A North Line passenger train will leave Waitati at 7.45am and
stop, if required, for passengers at Purakaunui, Sawyers Bay
and St Leonards, Taieri Gorge Railway operations manager
Grant Craig said.
The train from Mosgiel, departing at 8am, would stop at
Wingatui, before running to the Dunedin Railway Station. The
return trains to Waitati and Mosgiel will leave the Dunedin
Railway Station at 5pm, with similar stops to the morning
services.
Car pooling is being arranged for Palmerston and Waikouaiti
commuters.
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