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At least you have airport trains (I live in Melbourne, where an airport train has been a political football for at least 20 years)

• frio 11y ago
  As a regular visitor from Auckland, I've wondered about that. Auckland's similarly mired in political crap, but at least Melbourne has an otherwise-functional train/tram network. It'd be a lot nicer taking a train than those airport busses, although getting dropped at the station is nice.
  • NeutronBoy 11y ago
    The existing network is part of the problem. Options put forward include do nothing, new dedicated line from CBD to the airport, or branch off one of two existing lines in the area for a new airport spur line. Then you have to think about, how often can you run airport trains on existing lines? Do they go express or stop at stations? If they stop at stations, does it take too long for airport passengers? None of them are hard questions, but in a partisan political environment where no parties can agree with each other, unless you can plan it in two years and build it in another 2, there's no way it's going to happen before next election.