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January 23, 2023 6 mins

The Transport Minister is defending the ballooning cost of three Auckland train stations.

When funding for two new train stations between Papakura and Pukekohe was announced in 2020, it was expected to cost 247 million dollars.

But another station has since been added to the project, and it's now expected to cost about 495 million dollars.

Michael Wood says the third station was added after a 2021 review found it was neccessary to support the area's growing population.

He says they made the call to ensure the area had sufficient infrastructure to keep up with the growth, with the new cost funded at the time.

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