Signalling works at Wellington Railway Station

[@sevenhelmets]

"The new signalling system is set to go live mid-January." Looking forward to it!

[@Phil-oj5nr]

Is there a need for another platform (or two) at Wellington. Terminal stations are bottlenecks.

[@someonesomewhere1240]

Nine platforms for five tracks is a reasonable number, especially given that we should soon-ish have no locomotive-hauled passenger trains - currently, they bring the locomotive in separately from the carriage stock, taking up twice as many movements. There were originally (1930s) plans to allow a platform 10/11 but the walkway to the stadium almost certainly prevents this, and it would mean losing the long-distance bus facilities. There's also talk of moving the Wairarapa (Hutt) down line to the west so that the Hutt and Kapiti lines don't interact, which will further improve capacity.

[@jimmcilroy500]

Let’s hope no track vibrations where has the track come from? Probably china. Chinese track will need more work in the long run

[@michaellee9975]

It's called a turnout in the US. We still call.them points in this part of the world And why can't they be manufactured here in NZ. #buildingbackakiwifuture