Additional off-peak services for the Te Huia train service originally scheduled to start in April this year will now start in February, Waikato Regional Council and KiwiRail have announced.
The new services will include a third daily return service on Thursdays and Fridays, where demand has been highest, and a second return service on Saturdays between Hamilton and Auckland.
The new timetable is set to start on February 8 next year.
Waikato regional councillor and Future Proof Public Transport Subcommittee deputy chair Angela Strange said it was an exciting step-change for passengers.
t the moment there are no facilities for Te Huia passengers, except for some undercover seats which are only available when the train is at the platform.
KiwiRail is transforming its old signals building, further along the platform, into a station building for Te Huia and the Northern Explorer.
