Would you spend 25 hours a week commuting on a train?

NewstalkZB reports:

A commuter train between Hamilton and South Auckland will finally roll out on August 3, six weeks after initially intended because of the ramifications of coronavirus. …

The train trip would take a commuter travelling into Auckland central business district 2 hours and 20 minutes

So someone doing a daily commute to Auckland would spend 25 hours a week on the train! You would be leaving at 6 am and getting home after 8 pm.

The cost of a one-way smartcard fare from Hamilton to Papakura will be $12.20, with a trip from Hamilton into Auckland CBD costing a total of $18.50 if using an AT HOP card on AT Metro services.

And it would cost you $185 a week.

So the Government has spent $90 million on the basis it believes 300 Hamiltonians will spend $185 a week to commute for 25 hours a week.