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Reinstatement Project

Image map with links to stages of the project - text links also available

Location of the Rimutaka Incline Railway, 40km north-west of Wellington, development proposed in four stages of quite different character: Upper Hutt to Summit, extension of mainline operation to Wellington, Summit to Cross Creek and Cross Creek to Featherston Stage 1 - Upper Hutt to Summit Stage 2 - Wellington to Upper Hutt Stage 3 - Summit to Cross Creek Stage 4 - Cross Creek to Featherston
Wellington, New Zealand, location of Rimutaka Incline Railway

Location of the Rimutaka Incline Railway, 40km north-west of Wellington, development proposed in four stages of quite different character:

Stage 1: Upper Hutt to Summit;

Stage 2: Linkages with Wellington;

Stage 3: Fell-worked Rimutaka Incline between Summit and Cross Creek;

Stage 4: extension of operations from Cross Creek to Featherston.

Cumulative distances, Upper Hutt to Featherston.
Station Distance from previous, km Cumulative distance, km
Upper Hutt 0.0 0.0
Maymorn 6.4 6.4
Kaitoke 6.0 12.4
Pakuratahi 5.6 18.0
Summit 6.3 24.3
Cross Creek 4.9 29.2
Pigeon Bush 5.1 34.3
Featherston 6.6 40.9