最新的哈密尔顿-奥克兰客运列车将于8月3日开始运营。该客运被命名为蒂怀亚（Te Huia），包括工作日早晚往返的两班火车及周六返程的一班火车，从哈密尔顿出发。
交通部部长菲尔·特怀福德（Hon Phil Twyford）表示：“随着城市的发展，怀卡托和奥克兰之间的距离越来越近。新的列车客运服务将成为这两个主要中心之间的重要纽带。”
“该服务每天可运载最多300人往返两座城市，能有助于缓解高速公路拥堵及交通减排。”
“这不仅解除了驾车压力，车厢内装修舒适，并配备无线网络。这将使乘客有效地利用这两小时二十分钟的旅行时间。”部长表示，这是政府愿景的一部分，即实现哈密尔顿-奥克兰增长带的发展并连接这个新西兰发展最快的就业中心。
“南奥克兰地区/怀卡托北部地区增长迅速，我们非常有必要考虑全局发展，推进基础设施建设来助力增长。”
“政府已经投资了$6.18亿新西兰元，将奥克兰与普基科希（Pukekohe）的铁路电气化，并在德鲁里（Drury）建立了火车站，为当地城镇发展提供一个全新的未来。
“交通部也正在研究哈密尔顿和奥克兰之间的快速铁路方案。”哈密尔顿–奥克兰之间的服务已经获得新西兰交通署（NZ Transport Agency）五年的资助。在此期间将对该服务进行评估以改进。
（以上为简译，仅供参考，具体内容请见原文）
题图：CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF
英文原文
New Hamilton – Auckland commuter train to begin in August
The new Hamilton – Auckland passenger train will start running on 3 August, Transport Minister Phil Twyford announced today.
The Te Huia service will consist of two morning trains from Hamilton, with two return evening trains each week day and a single return train on Saturday.
“As the Waikato and Auckland grow closer together, this new passenger train will become a crucial connection between these two major centres.
“It will allow up to 300 people to get to and from Auckland each day, helping reduce congestion on our highways and transport emissions.
“Not only will it take the stress out of driving, the carriages will be comfortable and equipped with Wi-Fi, which will allow passengers to use the two-hour, twenty-minute travel time productively.”
Phil Twyford said the new service is part of a wider Government vision to enable development along the Hamilton-Auckland growth corridor and connect New Zealand’s fastest growing job hubs.
“The South Auckland/North Waikato area is growing and it’s important that we are thinking about the big picture and develop the right infrastructure to unlock that growth.
“Our Government is already investing $618 million to electrify the rail lines in South Auckland out to Pukekohe and build railway stations in Drury, which will support a whole new future town there.
“The Ministry of Transport also has work underway to investigate options for rapid rail between Hamilton and Auckland,” Phil Twyford said.
The Hamilton – Auckland services has received funding through the NZ Transport Agency for five years. Over that period the service will be assessed to see where improvements can be made.
封图来源：Waikato Regional Council
