Classic route
Wairarapa Connection
Masterton → Wellington · New Zealand
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Through the 8.8 km Remutaka Tunnel of 1955, New Zealand’s longest until 1978: rebuilt British Mark 2 carriages behind a KiwiRail diesel link Masterton and Wellington five times each weekday.
Stations
- 0 kmMasterton
- 2 kmRenall Street
- 3 kmSolway
- 14 kmCarterton
- 21 kmMatarawa
- 26 kmWoodside
- 34 kmFeatherston
- 52 kmMaymorn
- 59 kmUpper Hutt
- 75 kmWaterloo
- 80 kmPetone Station
- 91 kmWellington Station
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 6351118 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Wairarapa Connection?
The Wairarapa Connection runs 91 km from Masterton to Wellington.
How long does the Wairarapa Connection take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 1 h 40 min for the 91 km. That is an average of 55 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Wairarapa Connection?
Metlink (Transdev and KiwiRail), with DFB diesel + SW-class carriages.
How old is the Wairarapa Connection?
The line has been in service since 1955. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Wairarapa Connection run?
5× each way on weekdays, 2× at weekends.
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