Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckkland, is one step closer to launching a Sunday return service to Auckland which could be rolling out of Frankton by July 20.
Waikato Regional councillors cleared the way for a proposal to expand Te Huia’s service to seven-days-a-week at a meeting on Thursday.
The new service would leave Frankton at 3pm with a return service leaving Auckland at 6pm.
Responding to sustained public demand and a favourable funding environment, councillors voted unanimously to extend the service after the council’s Future Proof Public Transport Subcommittee, which met earlier this month, supported the reallocation of existing reserve funds to support the expansion.
