Wairarapa Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Wairarapa Line is a secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand connecting the capital city of Wellington with the Wairarapa district which is in the Wellington Region. The line ends at Woodville where it joins the Palmerston North – Gisborne Line.

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closing date

1954-02-28, 1954-11-21, 1955-10-30

closing year

1954-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1955-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

line length (μ)

171500.0, 186000.0

location

Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington Region

number of stations

27

opening date

1874-04-14, 1875-12-15, 1876-02-01, 1878-01-01, 1878-10-12, 1878-10-16, 1880-05-14, 1880-11-01, 1886-06-14, 1887-01-10, 1889-04-08, 1896-03-18, 1897-05-03, 1897-12-11, 1955-11-03

opening year

1874-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1875-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1876-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1878-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1880-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1886-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1887-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1889-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1896-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1897-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 1955-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

Tranz Metro, KiwiRail

owner

New Zealand Railways Corporation

passengers per day

679455

route end

Woodville Railway Station New Zealand

route start

Wellington Railway Station

type of electrification

Wellington Railway Station, Petone Railway Station, Upper Hutt Railway Station

voltage of electrification (V)

1500.0