Should the Auckland to Whangarei passenger rail service re-open?

The new train service to Helensville. Photo / Doug Cole

Opinion

Green MP Keith Locke wants the Auckland-to-Whangarei passenger rail service re-opened as an alternative to road travel.

It last operated in 1976, but the list MP says it is time to reinstate the Northland line.

"With the price of oil rising, people are looking more and more at alternatives to car travel. Sure, there are buses, but a lot of people, including myself, like train travel - it's smoother and more sociable, plus rail travels a different route to the highway."

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