A union strike will see Auckland passenger trains come to a halt on Friday.
Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) are opposed to plans for driver-only trains.
The move is being proposed by French-owned operator Transdev, which runs the service on behalf of Auckland Transport.
RMTU organiser John Kerr says a ballot held that showed 84% of employees were in favour of industrial action.
“Unless Transdev abandon their demonstrably unsafe plans to remove train managers and ticket inspectors from the trains our members will strike,” he says.
The 24-hour strike will start at 2am Friday and run until 2am Saturday.
AT’s chief transport officer Mark Lambert is advising people to travel outside of peak times if possible.
“We are sorry but with no trains operating, the roads will be busy and there will be delays,” he says.
Buses and ferries will run as usual but there will be no extra services in place of trains.
More than 30,000 people travel by train around Auckland on an average weekday.
