Light rail will transform Wellington by making the city a quieter, more people-friendly space says Green Party leader James Shaw. Photo / Dean Purcell
Light rail linking Wellington's central train station to the airport would be built by 2027, under Green Party policy announced tonight.
A fully-electric bus fleet would also be introduced to Wellington by 2030 under the Green Party's transport policy for the capital.
The light rail line would run separate from
traffic, from the train station to Newtown by 2025 and to Kilbirnie and the airport by 2027.
The line would cost between $630-700 million, depending on the route, the party said.
"Light rail will transform Wellington by making the city a quieter, more people-friendly space and allow thousands of people to travel quickly to work, back home again and beyond," leader James Shaw said, speaking at Wellington's Paramount Theatre.
