'The Railway Lines Are Already Here': NZ First Backs Commuter Rail Trial in Canterbury

'The railway lines are already here': NZ First backs commuter rail trial in Canterbury

New Zealand First says it will commit to a 12-month trial of commuter rail in Canterbury, as well as bringing back the Southerner Train that connected Christchurch with Dunedin and Invercargill, if re-elected.

'Put the trains on': NZ First backs Canterbury rail trial

New Zealand First has announced that it will commit to a 12-month trial of commuter rail in Canterbury – with services from Rolleston and Rangiora to...

Christchurch will get commuter rail if NZ First returned to power, Winston Peters says

Commuter rail services would be trialled between Rolleston and Christchurch and between Rangiora and Christchurch.

NZ First says it will bring back the Southerner

NZ First says it will bring back the Southerner

NZFirst Campaign Announcement: Commuter Rail For Christchurch, Reinstate Southerner Train

Our ambition is to get passengers from Rolleston to central Christchurch in around 20 minutes by train, instead of spending up to 50 minutes on the road.