NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wairarapa Line

Passenger services

Passenger services on the line are provided by Tranz Metro, a division of Toll Rail. Electric suburban services operate as far north as Upper Hutt, with diesel-hauled services operating to Masterton. The diesel-hauled services are named the Wairarapa Connection and are typically hauled by DC class locomotives. Tranz Metro is the commuter rail system of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. ... Toll Rail, commonly Toll, is the only long-haul railway operator in New Zealand. ... Upper Hutt is a satellite city of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Masterton is the largest town (and local government district) in the Wairarapa region in the southeastern North Island of New Zealand. ...

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History

The Wairarapa line was at one time the only New Zealand Government Railways route out of Wellington, as the present North Island Main Trunk route along the western side of the lower North Island was owned and operated by the private Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company until 1908. The Wairarapa line thus had a crucial importance to the national rail network for some years after its linking to other parts of the government system in 1897. However, after 1908 the line acquired secondary status and this was one of the reasons why the unique but costly incline remained in service until 1955. The New Zealand Railways Department, or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways), often known as the Railways, was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealands rail infrastructure. ... The NIMT is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... The Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) was a railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near the town of Palmerston North, in the Manawatu. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The North Island Main Trunk received extensive improvements from the 1920s onwards but the Wairarapa railway languished until construction on the new Rimutaka railway tunnel and deviation began in the late 1940s. On 30 October 1955 the 5-km incline and 34 km of associated track closed, and the new line opened on 3 November. ... The Wairarapa is a district or subregion of New Zealand occupying the south-eastern corner of the North Island, east of Wellington and south-west of Hawke Bay. ... Rimutaka Tunnel, rail tunnel through New Zealands Rimutaka Ranges between Upper Hutt, near Wellington, and Featherston. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...

New Zealand Railway Lines

Main lines

North Island:

East Coast Main Trunk - North Island Main Trunk The New Zealand railway network consists of four main lines, six secondary lines and numerous short branch lines in almost every region of New Zealand. ... The North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ...

South Island:

Main North Line and Main South Line, known together as the South Island Main Trunk The Main North Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is an important railway line in New Zealand that runs north from Christchurch up the east coast of the South Island to Picton. ... The Main South Line is half of the South Island Main Trunk Railway in New Zealand and runs south from Lyttelton through Christchurch and down the east coast of the South Island to Invercargill via Dunedin. ... The South Island Main Trunk Railway runs down the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand, from Picton to Bluff. ...

Secondary lines

North Island:

Marton - New Plymouth Line - North Auckland Line - Palmerston North - Gisborne Line - Stratford - Okahukura Line - Wairarapa Line The North Auckland Line is a major railway line in New Zealands national rail network. ...

South Island:

Midland Line - Nelson Section - Otago Central Railway - Stillwater - Westport Line - Waimea Plains Railway The Midland line is a famous 212 km section of railway between Christchurch (Rolleston) and Greymouth in New Zealand. ... The Otago Central Railway or Otago Central Branch Railway was a secondary railway line in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Stillwater - Westport Line (SWL) is a secondary main line that forms part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Waimea Plains Railway was a secondary railway line (not a branch line) that linked the towns of Lumsden and Gore in northern Southland, New Zealand. ...

Branch lines

Upper North Island

Cambridge - Dargaville - Donnelly's Crossing - Glen Afton - Kinleith - Kumeu-Riverhead - Mount Maunganui - Murupara - Newmarket - Okaihau - Onehunga - Onerahi - Opua - Rotorua - Taneatua - Thames - Waiuku and Mission Bush The Dargaville Branch is a branch line railway that leaves the North Auckland Line not far south of Whangarei and runs westward to Dargaville. ... The Donnellys Crossing Section (later the Donnellys Crossing Branch), also known as the Kaihu Valley Railway, was a railway line in Northland, New Zealand. ... The Kumeu-Riverhead section was a short-lived railway line located north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. ... The Auckland-Newmarket Line (sometimes called the Newmarket Branch) is the railway line between Britomart and Newmarket. ... The Okaihau Branch, sometimes known as the Kaikohe Branch and rarely as the Rangiahua Branch, was a branch line railway that joined with the national rail network of New Zealand at the northern terminus of the North Auckland Line in Otiria. ... The Onehunga Branch opened in Auckland, New Zealand in 1873. ... The Onerahi Branch, sometimes known as the Grahamstown Railway, was a branch line railway in the Northland Region of New Zealand. ... The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway (sometimes erroneously called the Opua Branch, once the Otiria-Opua Industrial Line) is a former section of the North Auckland Line in the Northland Region of New Zealand between Kawakawa and the Bay of Islands township of Opua. ...

Lower North Island

Ahuriri - Castlecliff and Wanganui - Foxton - Greytown - Johnsonville - Melling - Mount Egmont - Moutohora - Ngatapa - Opunake - Raetihi - Taonui - Te Aro - Waitara The Foxton Branch was a railway line in New Zealand. ... The Raetihi Branch was a branch line railway in the central North Island of New Zealand. ... The Taonui Branch was a minor railway line in New Zealands national network. ... The Te Aro Extension, also known as the Te Aro Branch, was a short branch line railway in Wellington, New Zealand. ...

Upper South Island

Blackball and Roa - Cape Foulwind - Conns Creek - Eyreton - Fairlie - Little River - Lyttelton - Methven - Mount Somers - Oxford - Rapahoe - Rewanui - Hokitika/Ross - Seddonville - Southbridge - Waiau - Waimate - Whitecliffs The Blackball Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Eyreton Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Fairlie Branch (also known as the Eversley Branch) was a branch line railway in southern Canterbury that formed part of New Zealands national railway network. ... The Little River Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Methven Branch was a branch line railway that was part of New Zealands national rail network in Canterbury. ... The Mount Somers Branch, sometimes known as the Springburn Branch, was a branch line railway in the region of Canterbury, New Zealand. ... The Oxford Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Rapahoe Branch is a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network and was located on the West Coast of the South Island. ... The Ross Branch, now known as the Hokitika Branch, is a branch line railway that forms part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Southbridge Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Waiau Branch was a branch line railway in the northern Canterbury region of New Zealands South Island. ... The Waimate Branch was a railway line built in south Canterbury, New Zealand to the major rural town of Waimate. ...

Lower South Island

Bluff - Catlins River - Dunback and Makareao - Fernhill - Hedgehope - Kingston - Kurow - Moeraki - Mossburn - Ngapara and Tokarahi - Outram - Port Chalmers - Roxburgh - Shag Point - Tapanui - Tokanui - Tuatapere - Waikaia - Waikaka - Wairio - Walton Park - Wyndham The Bluff Branch is a railway line in Southland, New Zealand that links Invercargill with the port of Bluff. ... The Catlins River Branch was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Dunback and Makareao Branches were two connected branch line railways that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Fernhill Branch is a railway line in Otago, New Zealand. ... The Hedgehope Branch, also known as the Browns Branch, was a branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand that started life in the 1880s as a privately owned bush tramway. ... The Kingston Branch was a major branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Kurow Branch (also known as the Hakataramea Branch) was a branch line railway that formed part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Moeraki Branch was one of the most short-lived railway lines in New Zealand. ... The Mossburn Branch was a branch line railway in New Zealand from Lumsden on the Kingston Branch to the town of Mossburn in western Southland. ... The Ngapara and Tokarahi Branches were two connected branch lines in northern Otago, New Zealand that formed part of the national railway system. ... The Outram Branch was a branch line railway near Dunedin, Otago that operated from 1877 to 1953 as part of New Zealands national rail network. ... The Port Chalmers Branch was the first railway line built in Otago, New Zealand, and linked the regions major city of Dunedin with the port in Port Chalmers. ... The Roxburgh Branch was a branch line railway built in the Otago region of New Zealands South Island that formed part of the countrys national rail network. ... The Shag Point Branch was a short branch off the Main South Line on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ... The Tapanui Branch was a railway line located near the border of the regions of Southland and Otago, New Zealand. ... The Tokanui Branch, also known as the Seaward Bush Branch, was a railway line located in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Tuatapere Branch, including the Orawia Branch, was a branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Waikaia Branch, also known as the Switzers Branch, was a branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Waikaka Branch was a railway line that ran through agricultural and gold-mining country in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Wairio Branch is a branch line railway in Southland, New Zealand. ... The Walton Park Branch was located in Otago, New Zealand and operated from 1874 until 1957, except for the first section, which survived until 1980. ... The Wyndham Branch, also known as the Glenham Branch, was a railway line in Southland, New Zealand. ...

Private lines

Glen Massey Branch - Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway - Dun Mountain Railway - Hutt Park Railway - Kaitangata Line - Sanson Tramway - Wellington and Manawatu Railway The Kaitangata Line was a branch line railway in Otago, New Zealand. ... The Sanson Tramway was a tramway in the Manawatu region of New Zealand that operated from 1885 until 1945. ... The Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) was a railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near the town of Palmerston North, in the Manawatu. ...

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