Kapiti Line

Kapiti Line
A northbound train servicing the Kapiti Line after departing from Wellington railway station.
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerKiwiRail (track)
Greater Wellington Regional Council (stations)
LocaleWellington region, New Zealand
Termini
Stations16
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetlink
Operator(s)Transdev Wellington
Rolling stockFP/FT class "Matangi" EMUs
Ridership4,461,000 per annum (2011–12)[1]
Technical
CharacterSuburban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

Legend
km[2]
North Island Main Trunk
(Wellington–Manawatu Line)
Waikanae
Waikanae River
State Highway 59 NZ.svg SH 59
(single track)
48.3
 Paraparaumu Bus interchange
Raumati
(proposed)
State Highway 1 NZ.svg
SH 1
Mackays Crossing
38.8
 Paekakariki
North Junction (single track)
State Highway 59 NZ.svg SH 59
Tunnels 3 - 7
South Junction (single track)
31.2
 Muri
30.4
 Pukerua Bay
State Highway 59 NZ.svg SH 59
24.5
 Plimmerton
23.2
 Mana
Pauatahanui Inlet
21.9
 Paremata
17.7
 Porirua Bus interchange
16.2
 Kenepuru
14.9
 Linden
13.8
 Tawa
13.1
 Redwood
to Johnsonville Line
closed 1938
11.9
 Takapu Road
Tunnel 2 (4,323 m)
State Highway 1 NZ.svg SH 1
Tunnel 1 (1,238 m)
Hutt Valley Line
(Wairarapa Line)
Interislander
Ferry Terminal
Interislander
State Highway 1 NZ.svg SH 1
Wellington
freight terminal
Johnsonville Line
0.0
 Wellington
km
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Metlink's Kapiti Line[3][4] is the electrified southern portion of the North Island Main Trunk railway between New Zealand's capital city, Wellington, and Waikanae on the Kāpiti Coast, operated by Transdev Wellington on behalf of Greater Wellington Regional Council.[3] Trains run frequently every day, with stops at 16 stations. Until 20 February 2011 it was known as the Paraparaumu Line.[5]

  1. ^ "Wellington Metropolitan Rail 2011/12 Annual Report" (PDF). Greater Wellington Regional Council. 30 June 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. ^ Yonge, John, ed. (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (4th ed.). Essex: Quail Map Company. p. 15-16. ISBN 090060932X.
  3. ^ a b "Metlink - Kapiti Line". Greater Wellington Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Metlink, January 2011". January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  5. ^ Hurst 2020, p. 41.