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No trains for Christmas

21/12/2011 9:44:00 a.m.

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BUSES will replace most Wellington train services over Christmas as contractors work to prepare the network for improved commuter services and electric trains.
KiwiRail’s Rick Van Barneveld says staff will be working on upgrading tunnel two on the main trunk line, replacing overhead wiring and poles south of Paekakariki, upgrades to the Naenae and Kenepuru stations and slope stabilization work on the Johnsonville line.
“Staff will be working round the clock to complete work,” Van Barneveld says. “We intend to take full advantage of the line closure with works that couldn’t be done with the trains running.
A special Christmas timetable is in effect from December 25 to January 8, 2012 with reduced services on all lines.

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