Wairarapa Line
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| Overview | |
| Type | Secondary line |
| Status | Open for passengers and freight |
| Locale |
Wellington region Manawatu-Wanganui region |
| Termini |
Wellington Railway Station Woodville Railway Station |
| Stations | 27 current |
| Daily ridership | 679,455 trips annually (2009) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 14 April 1874 (to Lower Hutt) 15 December 1875 (to Silverstream Bridge) 1 February 1876 (to Upper Hutt) 1 January 1878 (to Kaitoke) 12 October 1878 (to Summit) 16 October 1878 (to Featherston) 14 May 1880 (to Woodside Junction) 1 November 1880 (to Masterton) 14 June 1886 (to Mauriceville) 10 January 1887 (to Mangamahoe) 8 April 1889 (to Eketahuna) 18 March 1896 (to Newman) 3 May 1897 (to Pahiatua) 11 December 1897 (to Woodville Junction) 3 November 1955 (Upper Hutt to Featherston deviation) |
| Closed | 28 February 1954 (Melling to Manor Park deviated) 21 November 1954 (Haywards to Silverstream deviated) 30 October 1955 (Upper Hutt to Featherston deviated) |
| Owner | New Zealand Railways Corporation |
| Operator(s) | Tranz Metro, KiwiRail |
| Character | Urban, provincial, rural |
| Rolling stock |
Class DF locomotive Class EM/ET "Ganz-Mavag" EMU Class FP/FT "Matangi" EMU Class SW/SE carriage |
| Technical | |
| Line length | Currently 171.5 kilometres (106.6 mi) Originally 186 kilometres (116 mi) |
| Number of tracks | Double (Wellington–Trentham) Single (Trentham–Woodville) |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Electrification | 1500 V DC Overhead 14 September 1953 (Wellington to Taita) 23 November 1953 (Petone to Lower Hutt) 24 July 1955 (Taita to Upper Hutt) |
| Route number | WRL |
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