Where we are working
KiwiRail and its contractors are always working to maintain and upgrade Wellington's rail network. Our teams try to keep disturbance to a minimum, but sometimes you will notice work going on in your area.
This page lists significant upcoming short-term activity and disruption in the Wellington region. (Short-notice maintenance jobs to keep the trains running safely are not usually listed here.)
- To see an overview of our work in the Wellington region, visit Wellington Metro & Lower North Island.
- For information about train timetables and bus replacements, visit Metlink.
- If you would like to be added to our database so we can keep you updated, please sign up here.
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Johnsonville Line
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Our teams have been working on parts of the line to replace sections of rail. The new rail has been safely laid and clamped, but neighbours may have noticed a banging noise when trains go along parts of the line. This is because we still need to do welding and ‘de-stressing’ work here, which is a temperature-dependent activity. We’ll be continuing our work here later in March, and then during our Easter works programme. Once this is done, and as the new rail ‘beds in’, the noises should decrease.
Wairarapa Line
- Works at Ngaumutawa Road from 18 March 2025 through to mid April 2025. Involves single lane and footpath closures.
- Hillcrest Street - 15 and 16 March 'round the clock' works with full road closure. Finishing work to the footpath 17 to 20 March 2025.
- Akura Road at various times between mid-March and early May 2025, with occasional night works and road closure.
- Road closure at the Brooklyn Road level crossing for the next few months.
- The crossing is closed to all vehicles, both day and night.
- Pedestrians may cross at the level crossing, but must obey traffic management staff and signage.
- During the weekend of 15/16 March, the crossing will be closed to pedestrians also.
Questions?
Please contact us on:
- 0800 801 070 (daytime hours)
- 0800 801 070 extn 43042 (after hours)
- email wgtnupgrade@kiwirail.co.nz