Just when rail commuters had recovered from a 40+ day rail travel disruption, KiwiRail has tossed in another 10-day block of mainly bus travel to the capital.
From Easter Good Friday, 18 April, through to and including Sunday 27 April, train services will be suspended, Greater Wellington Regional Council has been advised.
It reports: “As there are only three working days between Easter Monday and ANZAC Day, as well as the school holidays. KiwiRail is using this opportunity to extend railway line closures and continued infrastructure upgrade work across all railway lines.”
The result will be that Wairarapa rail services will close fully for seven days, while on three other days – 22 – 24 April – trains will run between Masterton and Upper Hutt, and buses will link to and from the capital.
Timetable at: https://www.gw.govt.nz/assets/Documents/2025/03/Wairarapa-Committee-25-March-2025-Order-Paper.pdf – see P21 of document.
