The Dunedin City Council could push for investment in the Main South Line, which could make passenger services to Christchurch and Invercargill viable. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIENThe Dunedin City Council looks set to push for reintroduction of a passenger rail service between the city, Christchurch and Invercargill. The city council is set to make its pitch for reconsideration of southern services to the Government as part of an inquiry into the future of inter-regional passenger rail in New Zealand. It has been signalled in the draft submission that a New Zealand rail plan and rail network investment programme is of limited ambition and focused on the North Island. The Government should "provide investment to undertake further investigation into the reintroduction of passenger rail services within Dunedin and the wider region".

Source: Otago Daily Times September 25, 2022 21:32 UTC