Johnsonville Branch

Johnsonville Branch
Matangi (FP class) EMU leaving Crofton Downs station.
Overview
StatusOpen, passenger only
Owner
LocaleWellington, New Zealand
Termini
Stations8
Service
TypeCommuter rail
SystemMetlink
Route numberJVL
Operator(s)Transdev Wellington
Rolling stockMatangi class electric multiple units
Ridership1,119,000 per annum (2011–12)[1]
History
Opened24 September 1885 (as Wellington & Manawatu Railway)
Technical
Line length10.49 km (6.52 mi)
Number of tracks1 with 3 crossing loops
CharacterSuburban
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Operating speed
  • 64 km/h (40 mph) (maximum)
  • 40 km/h (25 mph) (in tunnels)
Highest elevation152 m (499 ft) (Raroa)
Route map

km
10.49
Johnsonville
Broderick Road
Tui Tunnel
119 m
9.2
Raroa
sidings and
stock yard
Fraser Avenue
Kaka Tunnel
125 m
Rangoon Street
Station Road/
Cashmere Avenue
8.0
Khandallah
Khandallah Road
7.2
Box Hill
6.9
Simla Crescent
Simla Crescent
6.0
Awarua Street
Awarua Street
Collingwood Street
5.2
Ngaio
Churchill Drive
4.9
Crofton Downs
Ngaio Tunnel
127 m
Lizard Tunnel
200 m
3.09
Wadestown loop
Gorge Tunnel
151 m
Kaiwarra Tunnel
98 m
Outlet Tunnel
126 m
Hutt Road
Wellington rail yards
0.0
Wellington
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The Johnsonville Branch, also known as the Johnsonville Line, is a commuter branch line railway from the main Railway Station of Wellington, New Zealand to the northern suburb of Johnsonville via Ngaio and Khandallah.

Transdev Wellington operates the trains under contract from the Greater Wellington Regional Council. In 2001, an estimated 1,043 passengers used the line on a working day.[2]

The line has seven tunnels and eight stations. Four stations (Crofton Downs, Awarua Street, Box Hill, and Raroa) are on a curve. There are three crossing loops: at Ngaio and Khandallah stations and below Wadestown in the Ngaio Gorge.

  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. ^ "Table 5-1: Public Transport Patronage in the Northern Suburbs". North Wellington Public Transport Study – Stage 3 Technical Evaluation Report (753 KB PDF). Wellington: Greater Wellington Regional Council. 15 November 2006. p. 163. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2009.