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Te Huia train fares are rising 25% as passenger numbers surge.
Waikato Regional Council's voted to lift the $24.06 one-way fare for the trip between Hamilton and Auckland to $32.50.
Patronage in recent months rose 52% on last year, with fewer track disruptions and more reliability.
But Waikato Regional Council Chair Warren Maher told Heather du Plessis-Allan that’s not why they’re putting the price up.
He says the government is currently supporting it by 60%, but if it becomes a permanent service that will drop to 51% and as a user-pays service, it needs to reflect the cost users are actually paying for it.
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