Friday, 21 May 2021, 3:46 pm
Rail
provides $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion in value to New
Zealand each year, according to an Ernst and Young report.
The report shows that commuter rail saves 26 million car
trips in Auckland and Wellington each year. Rail freight
keeps 24,000 trucks off New Zealand’s roads and reduces
transport CO2 emissions by around 2.5 million tonnes each
year.
“Rail has an essential role to play in our
transport system given increasing freight volumes, road
congestion and road maintenance costs and the need to reduce
emissions,” says KiwiRail Chief Executive Greg
Miller.
“The beauty of the Rail Plan is that for the