Christchurch commuter rail trial gets green light (www.rnz.co.nz)

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A step in the right direction, I think.

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[-] Hal@piefed.nz 6 points 1 day ago

Woah that's actually awesome. A rail trip that cuts a 50 minute road trip to 20 mins by rail? Intercity services between Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill and in-between places? The whole pilot costing only $3.4m, half paid for by local councils? Can we get more of these projects!

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