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Encyclopedia > Melling Branch
Melling Line

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Overview
Span: Between Wellington and
Melling
Total Stops: Six
Major Stops: Wellington, Petone, Melling

The Melling Branch is a branch line railway in the Hutt Valley, north of Wellington, New Zealand. It forms part of the national rail network and was formerly part of the Hutt Valley Line portion of the Wairarapa Line. It is part of Tranz Metro's electrified commuter rail system that radiates from Wellington and is thus sometimes referred to as the Melling Line. For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Melling , is the name of several places in England and one in New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... Petone is a major suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. ... Melling is a suburb of Lower Hutt, to the north of Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. ... A branch line is a relatively minor railway line which branches off a more important through route. ... The Hutt Valley is the large area of fairly flat land in the Hutt River valley in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... // National Rail Network The national rail network (currently owned by a State-Owned Enterprise, the New Zealand Railways Corporation) was constructed largely by government entities from 1863 onwards. ... The Hutt Valley Line, incorporating the former Hutt Valley Branch, is a section of the Wairarapa Line railway from Wellington to the Wairarapa by way of the Hutt Valley in the lower North Island of New Zealand. ... The Wairarapa line is a section of secondary railway line in the south-east of the North Island of New Zealand, connecting the capital city Wellington with the Wairarapa region. ... Tranz Metro is the commuter rail system of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. ... Overhead wire in Coventry, England Overhead wire and its suspension system in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA A railway electrification system is a way of supplying electric power to electric locomotives and multiple units. ...


The Melling Branch came into existence on 1 March 1955 when the former main line north of Melling to Haywards (now Manor Park) was closed and replaced by a new main line on the eastern side of the Hutt River. At this stage, the line's electrification was completed and it has operated since as a solely commuter line. Freight trains are not operated except for very occasional non-revenue services for maintenance. Motive power since electrification has consisted of electric multiple units, originally of the NZR DM class, and since the introduction in the 1980s, primarily the NZR EM class. March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are two rivers named the Hutt River: Hutt River, New Zealand, with the cities of Upper Hutt and Lower Hutt in its lower valley. ... A multiple unit is a passenger train whose carriages have their own motors, either diesel (DMUs) or electric (EMUs), and do not need to be hauled by a locomotive. ...


Stations listed from Wellington to Melling

New Zealand Railway Lines


 

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