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The commuter capital

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The commuter capital

Wellington has been dubbed ‘the commuter capital’ because of the high number of people who take public transport to work. At Wellington Railway Station commuters spill from an electric unit in the morning rush hour.

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Adrian Humphris, Public transport – Trains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22523/the-commuter-capital (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Adrian Humphris, published 12 April 2010.