Trains have returned to the Auckland and Wellington networks on Monday morning, after a two-week shutdown over the Christmas and New Year break.
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Wellington to investigate Snapper smart card on trains
Wellington will investigate allowing rail commuters to use Snapper cards to pay for their journeys.
Currently, passengers using trains in Wellington must pay either with cash on board or with pre-purchased
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Masks allow for full capacity on New Zealand trains
Auckland and Wellington are removing caps on capacity levels designed to enable physical distancing on trains, buses, and ferries.
Wellington’s transport operator Metlink said that face coverings have
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New Zealand using QR codes for contact tracing on public transport
Auckland and Wellington will use QR codes on public transport to assist with contact tracing.
The implementation of the QR codes in Auckland from September 4 comes as the city moves to alert level two
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NZ rail continues during lockdown
Rail services have continued in New Zealand despite the reimposition of lockdown measures to control the spread of new cases of COVID-19.
Auckland is now in level 3 restrictions while the rest of the country
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Passenger services begin to return to normal operations
As the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) eases, passenger rail operations are beginning to return to normal levels of service, however with some changes.
In New Zealand, where Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
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New Zealand limits capacity as public transport returns to schedule
Public transport is returning to normal in New Zealand, however capacity will be limited on services.
To maintain physical distancing when the country enters level 2 restrictions, rail operators are reducing
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Wellington trains return to regular timetable
Trains on the Wellington network have returned to a full timetable, as of Monday, May 4.
Trains on the five lines that stretch across the greater Wellington region had been reduced while New Zealand was
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