Wairarapa Line
Greater Wellington regional councillors, Metlink, and its rail operator Transdev Wellington understand the frustration caused by recent rail replacement services and delays on the Wairarapa Line, and we want to assure our passengers that we are committed to restoring the reliability of train services as soon as possible.
Passengers travelling on the following weekday bus replacement services will have their fare refunded to their Snapper card from 1 July, the regional council agreed today.
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3.38pm service departing Masterton,
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6:18pm service departing Wellington,
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8.40pm service departing Masterton (Friday only),
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10.25pm service departing Wellington (Friday only).
These services have been replaced by buses on a regular basis due to the shortage of qualified train managers to run Wairarapa Line services.
This temporary fare relief acknowledges frustration surrounding rail performance to and from the Wairarapa, and will be in effect until Transdev achieves a sufficient number of train managers to resume all rail services, expected September 2025.
Passengers will be charged as normal and will be required to tag on and off. Refunds will be processed weekly (every Monday) by Snapper for eligible trips taken in the previous week and will be credited to your Snapper card balance. The fare refunds also apply to customers travelling on a 30-day pass or a concession fare, which will be credited back to your Snapper card balance.
This page only shows planned buses replacing trains schedules.
During unplanned disruptions, bus service information will be included in the service alert. (external link)
Bus stop locations are listed at the bottom of this page.
Website train timetables do not show bus departure times.
Train timetables will highlight bus replaced trips in pink and the service times will be crossed out. This helps you know to check the bus replacement PDF timetable directly, instead of assuming it follows the regular train timetable. The bus replacement timetable is available below or on the train timetable page.
Bike racks on Metlink buses will be available to passengers by Tuesday 1 July 2025, once all buses requiring modification are compliant with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) industry alert. Learn more.
Calendar & Timetables for Wairarapa Line
Monthly calendar updated 1 August
Sometimes buses replace trains only on part of the line, even when all services are affected.
Detailed information below will note which stations are affected when only a portion of the line has bus replacements.
Monday 4 - Thursday 7 August
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Monday 11 - Thursday 14 August
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 August
Buses replace all services between Wellington and Masterton
Monday 18 - Thursday 21 August
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Tuesday 19 August
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Masterton for a rail union meeting
Saturday 30 August
Buses replace all services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Sunday 31 August
Buses replace all daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Monday 1 - Thursday 4 September
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Sunday 7 September
Buses replace all daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Monday 8 - Thursday 11 September
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 September
Buses replace all services between Wellington and Masterton
Monday 22 - Thursday 25 September
Buses replace some daytime services between Wellington and Upper Hutt
(external link)Wellington |
To Masterton: Wellington Station Platform 10 | |
Petone(external link) |
To Wellington: Hutt Road at Jackson Street (opposite Petone station)(external link) *Note: When buses replace trains between Wellington and Petone only, buses to Wellington will depart from Bus stop 9001 ‘Petone Station - Stop A’, Hutt Rd, on the east side of the station |
To Masterton: Bus Stop 9001 Petone Station - Stop A(external link) |
Waterloo(external link) |
To Wellington: Waterloo Station near ticket office | To Masterton: Waterloo Station near ticket office |
Upper Hutt(external link) |
To Wellington: Bus Stop 8579 Upper Hutt Station - Stop A(external link) |
To Masterton: Bus Stop 8579 Upper Hutt Station - Stop A(external link) |
Maymorn(external link) |
Please use Upper Hutt Station bus replacement stop. |
Please use Upper Hutt Station bus replacement stop. |
Featherston(external link) |
To Wellington: Bus stop 1810 Featherston Station (bus stop)(external link) | To Masterton: Bus stop 1810 Featherston Station (bus stop)(external link) |
Woodside(external link) |
Please use Greytown* bus replacement stops. |
Please use Greytown* bus replacement stops. |
Greytown*There is no Greytown train station. Only buses replacing trains stop here. |
To Wellington: Bus stop 1922 Greytown - Main Street (near 73)(external link) |
To Masterton: Bus stop 1822 Greytown - Main Street (near 74)(external link) From Monday 28 April, Stop 1822 is temporarily closed for rebuild works. Buses replacing trains to Masterton will depart from a temporary stop near 72 West Street. More information. [PDF, 4.8 MB] |
Matarawa(external link)Buses replacing trains do not service Matarawa Station. |
To Wellington: Carterton Station Park & Ride(external link) 9.7km |
To Masterton: Carterton Station Park & Ride(external link) 9.7km |
Carterton(external link) |
To Wellington: Carterton Station Park & Ride(external link) | To Masterton: Carterton Station Park & Ride(external link) |
Solway(external link) |
To Wellington: Solway Station Park & Ride(external link) | To Masterton: |
Renall Street(external link) |
To Wellington: Renall Street (near 153) | To Masterton: Renall Street (near 156) |
Masterton(external link) |
To Wellington: Masterton Station entrance |
Stop locations are visible on the map by selecting "Buses replacing trains bus stops" from the Show on map tab.
Last published: Thursday, 8 February 2024 at 12:52 am