KiwiRail在三年内削减200万美元, 转而采用4-5B“管理下的下降”计划, 冒着火车减速、关闭和卡车货运增加的风险。 KiwiRail cuts $200M over three years, shifting to a $4–5B "managed decline" plan, risking slower trains, closures, and more truck freight.

KiwiRail在三年内面临2亿美元的预算削减,导致它将主要货运路线列为优先事项,并采取40至50亿美元的“有管理的下降”战略,而不是60至70亿美元的升级计划。 KiwiRail faces a $200 million budget cut over three years, leading it to prioritize key freight routes and adopt a $4–5 billion "managed decline" strategy instead of a $6–7 billion upgrade plan. 这一转变可能导致速度下降、线关闭——特别是金三角以南——以及更加依赖公路运输进行货运,特别是库克群岛海峡的连接。 This shift may result in reduced speeds, line closures—especially south of the golden triangle—and increased reliance on road transport for freight, particularly for Cook Strait connections. 该公司将使用标准化桥梁设计和分阶段更新等节约成本的措施,为煤矿出口商和Fonterra等主要客户提供服务。 The company will maintain service for major customers like coal exporters and Fonterra, using cost-saving measures such as standardized bridge designs and staged renewals. 铁路部长温斯顿·彼得斯(Winston Peters)说,在未来十年里,维修开支将提高到每美元75美分,以防止进一步恶化,监管者准备在情况恶化时进行干预。 Rail Minister Winston Peters says maintenance spending will rise to 75 cents of every dollar over the next decade to prevent further deterioration, with regulators ready to intervene if conditions worsen.