New Zealand / Transport

Major slip closes Wellington train line

20:56 pm on 23 December 2021

A major slip has forced the cancellation of train services between Wellington and the Kapiti Coast.

Photo: 123rf

Metlink says its trains cannot travel north of Plimmerton because of a slip between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki.

It is replacing its services betweeen Plimmerton and Waikanae with buses.

Last week a train struck a landslide in the same area, closing the tracks temporarily and prompting speed restrictions on the line this week.